Celtic’s half-time team seemed to do the trick as they found themselves on level terms five minutes into the second half.
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With a fifth consecutive Premiership crown still to be won, however, Sviatchenko insists Celtic must shake off their disappointment and ensure Aberdeen – eight points behind with five games to play – are not handed a way back into the race. The pressure is on Celtic to do likewise on Sunday, with plenty suggesting that a defeat could spell the end for manager Ronny Deila, who, despite guiding the team to success domestically, has struggled in Europe. “But I now feel more accustomed to the way of life at Celtic”.
Rangers booked a place in the Scottish Cup final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out Sunday in an action-packed semifinal against Old Firm rival Celtic that ended 2-2 after extra-time at Hampden.
Rangers will now face Alan Stubbs’ team in the showpiece final on Saturday 21st May at Hampden Park.
Now, Pat Bonner – the former Celtic goalkeeper currently serving as a pundit for BBC Sport – has suggested that Tierney was clearly Celtic’s best player, impressing defensively as well as going forward, having played the ball in for Rogic’s equaliser.
As for the winners, Miller was delighted with the result, but reckons his side’s victory will not offer clues as to who will come out on top in next year’s league title joust.
Dave King has vowed to back Mark Warburton in the transfer market after admitting Rangers can’t slow down their summer recruitment drive following their Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic.
The Dane, who was also in the Hoops line-up when they lost to Ross County in the last four of this season’s League Cup, said: “We had hopes for the final”.
He said: “Any other day, I would put that away”.
“We deserved to win the game of football”.
“I think once you save the second one your head just goes and you just want to celebrate with the fans and you hear them cheering and you think: ‘This really can happen now'”.
A superb long-range strike from Barrie McKay had Rangers in front six minutes into extra-time before Rogic swept home in the second period to take the game to penalties.
He said: ” If we are fortunate enough to win the cup final, it would get us into Europe. We are now going to build further on it for next season.
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“I was shouting at their players, telling them I had seen them talking penalties before, but it didn’t work”.
