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Carter-Vickers meets corner with thumping header to give Celtic lead
Kyogo adds quick second from breakaway led by Maeda, who lashes home to put Celtic three up at interval
Maeda completes hat-trick with second-half strikes either side of Kuhn's terrific finish
Game starts around 15 minutes late because of poor visibility caused by pyrotechnics
Captain McGregor returns for Celtic; Aberdeen unchanged
First of this season's Scottish League Cup semi-finals
Motherwell and Rangers meet on Sunday
FT: Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen
Aberdeen fans proudly show support of their team despite the heavy defeat, with the Dons' players and staff all going over to show their appreciation.
Celtic also enjoy a lovely half-lap around the Hampden pitch. Good to luck to whoever faces them in the final.
FT: Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen
Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound
It is embarrassing. It will be a difficult evening for Aberdeen.
But Thelin has done well. Coming in to the club, turning it around, giving the fans optimism.
It is a setback. But it is also a setback against the best team in Scotland.
Celtic book their place in the League Cup final!
Daizen Maeda nabbed a hat-trick as Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kyogo and Nicolas Kuhn joined him on the scoresheet.
Aberdeen were blown away by Celtic's class and their unbeaten streak since the season's start comes to a humiliating end.
Image source, SNSCeltic 6-0 Aberdeen
Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound
This has been a masterclass from Celtic.
You know if they turn up and play at the highest level they can, then it is going to be a long evening. And it has been for Aberdeen.
Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Sensational goal.
Maeda gets himself into a brilliant position again at the back post.
He could not miss.
Daizen Maeda
A hat-trick for Daizen Maeda!
It is a terrific, flowing team move from Celtic that is simply converted at close-range from Maeda.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Aberdeen keeper Dimitar Mitov is at full stretch to tip wide a curling Reo Hatate shot.
It looked to be going wide but better safe than sorry at that stage.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Aberdeen change with eight minutes to go.
Dutch forward Vicente Besuijen replaces attacking midfielder Jamie McGrath.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Five shots on target.
Five goals.
Image source, SNSCeltic 5-0 Aberdeen
Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland at Hampden Park
While the Celtic players coming off are all high fives and smiles, their Aberdeen counterparts are a pretty crestfallen bunch.
It will be a night of celebration for the green half of Glasgow. The Red Army probably just want to get up the road.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Celtic are quite content just passing the ball from side-to-side in the hope of breaking down Aberdeen's deepening 4-4-2 structure.
Aberdeen just want this game to be over.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound
All the momentum Aberdeen had coming into this game has been drained out of them.
Morris coming on usually has an impact, but he's made no impact whatsoever.
Duk, not good enough. Keskinen as well, they spent a lot of money on him.
It is difficult for the players on the pitch to find any enthusiasm.
Image source, SNSCeltic 5-0 Aberdeen
Ante Palaversa and Shayden Morris are seeing the most of the ball for the Dons.
But neither they, nor their despondent teammates, can get anything going.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Five-time League Cup winner James Forrest is introduced to the action. He loves a game against Aberdeen.
The fifth and final Celtic sub replaces Nicolas Kuhn. He was a constant threat this evening.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
A change in attack for both teams.
Peter Ambrose is on for Aberdeen, he replaces Ester Sokler - whose last action of the game was a wayward header.
Celtic striker Adam Idah swaps in for Kyogo.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Once again, Aberdeen go for a ball over the top - this time it is Ante Palaversa with the attempt.
The isolated Ester Sokler has no chance against both Auston Trusty and Liam Scales, who are both free to mark the lofty forward.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Reo Hatate rolls the ball to Kyogo, who attempts to find Nicolas Kuhn in a clustered penalty area but a crucial clearance stops Celtic from hitting Aberdeen for six.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
With Celtic's spot in the final all but confirmed, and a huge Champions League clash versus RB Leipzig on Tuesday, Brendan Rodgers opts to make three changes.
Liam Scales, Greg Taylor and Paulo Bernardo replace Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Valler and Arne Engels.
Celtic 5-0 Aberdeen
Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound
It's a magnificent finish from Kuhn.
Image source, SNSCeltic 5-0 Aberdeen
And the goal stands.
Celtic lead by five(!) over the unbeaten Dons.
The Hoops' domestic unbeaten run goes on as Aberdeen's streak looks set to end with a hiding.
The first of Daizen Maeda's three goals sent rampant Celtic into the break 3-0 up
Outstanding Daizen Maeda netted a Hampden hat-trick as six-goal Celtic booked a place in the Scottish League Cup final and ended Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin's unbeaten start to the season in devastating fashion.
Pre-match pyrotechnics engulfed the national stadium in smoke - resulting in a 13-minute delay - but when sight of the pitch cleared, Brendan Rodgers' rampant side put on a dazzling show of clinical attacking play.
Just three minutes after Cameron Carter-Vickers had thumped in Arne Engels' corner, the magnificent Maeda raced clear to sit down goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov and tee up Japan team-mate Kyogo Furuhashi to slam in a second.
Rodgers' men, who are yet to lose in 13 domestic games this term, had a third before the break when the sublime Nicolas Kuhn guided a ball in behind for Maeda to fire in his first of the night.
The Dons staged a two-goal comeback at Celtic Park a fortnight ago, but there was no chance of a revival at Hampden when Maeda knocked in a back-post rebound before Kuhn hammered in a goal his display merited just before the hour.
And Japan forward Maeda had his third and Celtic's sixth when he provided the finishing touch to a stunning free-flowing move.
Although Aberdeen remain level on points with Celtic at the top of the Premiership, the chastening defeat serves as a reality check for Thelin, who now has first-hand experience of the damage Scotland's dominant force can inflict.
Rodgers' side will face either holders Rangers or Motherwell, who meet at the national stadium on Sunday, in the final on 15 December.
More to follow.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
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| 4 | East Kilbride | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 2 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
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| 5 | Buckie Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
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| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
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| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 3 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
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| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
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Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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