CELTIC are EXACTLY one month – and six fixtures – away from another spectacular domestic silverware clean sweep.
The League Cup is already in the Parkhead trophy room after the dramatic penalty-kick triumph over Philippe Clement’s Ibrox side at Hampden in mid-December.
The fourth successive Premiership title is also on its way and it’s only a matter of one point to make certain there is no seismic change in the situation.
The Hoops can settle things when they face Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday afternoon.
Four more league games will follow – two in Paradise, Hibs and St Mirren, and two on the champions’ travels, Rangers and Aberdeen.
CHAMPIONS…Callum McGregor and his triumphant team-mates celebrate at Rugby Park.
Once the formalities are taken care of, Brendan Rodgers and his players can turn their attention to the Scottish Cup Final against the Dons at the national stadium on Saturday, May 24.
The Pittodrie outfit won’t want to be reminded of the scoreline when the teams last squared up at the same venue in November. Jimmy Thelin’s team had gone 16 games unbeaten until they were hit by the Daizen Maeda-led juggernaut in the south side of Glasgow.
The Japanese speedster thumped in a breathtaking hat-trick in a ruthless performance in the Premier Sports League Cup semi-final. The Pittodrie side were pulverised with Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kyogo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kuhn also getting in on the act.
The Dons performed marginally better in the league in February at Parkhead where they lost 5-1 with Maeda settling for a double on this occasion. Filipe Jota, Callum McGregor and Yang Hyun-jun joined in the goal parade and the visitors claimed their consolation strike through Shayden Morris in stoppage-time.
HAMPDEN HOORAYS…Adam Idah celebrates with the Celtic fans after his Scottish Cup winner.
A world record nine trebles will be on the line at Hampden in four weeks’ time.
Rodgers claimed a league and Cup double in his comeback campaign last time out.
The title was won in fine style with a 5-0 rout of Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on May 15 2024 and the Scottish Cup was retained with Adam Idah’s late winner over Ibrox opposition 10 days later.
THE TREBLE RUN-IN
PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES
Saturday, April 26: Dundee United v CELTIC (Tannadice, 12.30)
Sunday, May 4: Rangers v CELTIC (Ibrox, 12)
Saturday, May 10: CELTIC v Hibs (Parkhead, 3)
Wednesday, May 14: Aberdeen v CELTIC (Pittodrie, 7.45)
Saturday, May 17: CELTIC v St Mirren (Parkhead, 12.30)
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
Saturday, May 24: CELTIC v Aberdeen (Hampden, 3)
