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Thrilling Clash at Hampden Park: Celtic Advances to League Cup Final in Incident-Packed Match
Glasgow, Scotland – In a vibrant and eventful encounter at Hampden Park, Celtic triumphed over Rangers in the League Cup semi-finals. The match, played on November 2nd, 2025, was characterized by intensity and numerous cautions, as well as a red card that significantly impacted the game’s development.
Celtic took an early lead with a goal from J. Kenny in the 25th minute, assisted by A. Engels. However, Rangers’ T. Aasgaard’s sending-off in the 38th minute further complicated the team’s aspirations. Despite playing with ten men for a significant portion of the match, Rangers showed resilience and managed to equalize in the 81st minute thanks to a penalty converted by J. Tavernier.
The match remained precariously balanced until the final minutes, when Celtic’s C. McGregor scored a crucial goal in the 93rd minute, putting his team back in the lead. Rangers didn’t give up and fought tirelessly, but C. Osmand sealed the victory for Celtic in the 109th minute with a goal assisted by K. Tierney. The match referee, Nick Walsh, had a busy afternoon, issuing several yellow cards to both teams. Ultimately, Celtic advanced to the League Cup final in a match that will be etched in the memory of fans.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 46 Danilo Pereira came in and D. Gassama went out., at minute 71 Chermiti came in and B. Miovski went out., at minute 71 M. Diomande came in and M. Moore went out., at minute 90 J. Meghoma came in and M. Aarons went out., at minute 90 N. Raskin came in and O. Antman went out., at minute 102 N. Djiga came in and J. Rothwell went out.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 66 S. Tounekti came in and J. Forrest went out., at minute 71 J. Kenny came in and C. Osmand went out., at minute 71 B. Nygren came in and R. Hatate went out., at minute 77 M. Saracchi came in and K. Tierney went out., at minute 110 D. Maeda came in and M. Balikwisha went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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