John Collins
Former Hibernian midfielder and manager on BBC Sportsound

First of all, it's a tremendous strike from Callum McGregor.

Outstanding save.

Callum McGregor, as he does so often, steps onto a ball on the edge of the box and lets fly.

It's a stinging low drive from the Celtic captain, but Jordan Smith gets down sharply to his left to make the save.

Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

The last time Hibs won in the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park? 1902, when they defeated the Parkhead side in the final.

I was still at school the last time Hibs beat Celtic in the competition: 1986 at Easter Road in a 4-3 classic.

The atmosphere in the east end of Glasgow is terrific, thanks in no small part to 7,045 noisy Hibs fans - surely the biggest away section since the old days of Rangers getting a full derby allocation

A fast start, as expected.

Nicolas Kuhn flashes in a cross from the right, but it just evades Daizen Maeda and Jordan Smith claims in the Hibs goal.

Martin Boyle gets us up and running.

Celtic are in their traditional green and white hoops, while Hibs are in their change strip of green and purple stripes.

That's enough talk, let's get to the thick of it.

The teams are out in the Glasgow sunshine, with a place at Hampden on the line.

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Neil Lennon is more qualified than most to judge the lie of the land pre-match, having managed both clubs. Here is his verdict:

'Dynamite Celtic's depth the strongest I've seen'

"Celtic are playing against the form team in the country, alongside themselves.

"The fact Rangers aren't in the competition now means that all the other clubs will be looking at an opportunity to get to the final. And obviously they'll want to see Celtic out of it because they've been so dominant.

"St Mirren on Saturday night created a lot of good chances, but Celtic are dynamite. The last half hour on Saturday was some of the best football I've seen from them this season.

"I thought they were magnificent going forward. In terms of the squad depth this season, it's as strong as I've seen it for a long, long time and certainly way above anything else in Scottish football.

"You look at the subs Brendan Rodgers brought on after an hour on Saturday evening - the quality and the speed and just the zest it brought to the team was fantastic to watch."

'Buzzing Hibs have real belief'

"They have had an unbelievable week - beating Celtic, beating Dundee United and winning the derby. The place is buzzing. It reminds me of my time there back in 2018.

"David Gray has got the crowd with him and the team are responding. They're well organised and there's a real belief about them.

"Celtic at home are imperious and it's going to be a tough ask at any stage of the season. But with the feelgood factor around Hibs at the minute, there has to be a quiet confidence that they can compete.

"But you've got to take your chances. Gray has got Martin Boyle playing really well at the minute and that's really important. For me, he's the best player when he's fit and firing.

"I think Nicky Cadden has been a revelation on the left-hand side as well. And I watched them against Celtic, I was at the game, I thought they were really impressive in their organisation. And they played the game perfectly, as good as you could against Celtic."

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

There's no team in Scotland that can live with Celtic when they play that one-touch, two-touch passing with intensity.

Despite Hibs' impressive form, former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner is confident...

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Hibernian head coach David tells BBC Sportsound: "We couldn't go into the game in any better frame of mind but this is still the toughest test in Scottish football.

"These opportunities don't come along, we're one game away from Hampden but it's a tough test.

"It's going to take the same level of performance [as at Easter Road], if not even more, to get a result today. We know Celtic will come out the traps as they always do and they're the best team in the league for a reason.

"We're in a real good place but we're not coming into the game thinking it's going to be any easier because we've been on a good run.

"There are 7,000 Hibs supporters here but there's 53,000 Celtic supporters who are going to be very loud so we need to try and manage that.

"The message to the players is make sure you come off the pitch with zero regrets. If you come off having given absolutely everything it gives you the best possible chance to get a result."

Hibs' previous visit to Celtic Park was a 3-0 defeat in early December, since which they have gone on a remarkable run of form.

David Gray's side are unbeaten in 15 matches, with wins over Celtic, Dundee United and Edinburgh rivals Hearts leading into this one.

They have put their early-season troubles behind them in stunning fashion, rocketing up to third in the Premiership table and full of confidence for today's trip down the M8.

There will be 7,000 travelling fans cheering them on, such is the wave of optimism in Leith.

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John Collins
Former Hibernian midfielder and manager on BBC Sportsound

No surprise, it's a strong Celtic team as usual. Maeda, Kuhn and Jota - all goal scorers. Maeda's proved me wrong and he's got a terrific work ethic on top of the goals.

Difficult day for Hibs but an exciting one for them. When your team's playing well, scoring goals, you don't make many changes. The key to this Hibs team is the wing-backs. I really like Nicky Cadden and Chris Cadden in the wide areas. They're attitude is unbelievable.

They'll be coming here with hope and optimism. There's no pressure. Celtic are big favourites.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Sportsound: "It should be a fantastic atmosphere.

"For us to get to a semi-final, we have to be Celtic today, which is being really aggressive in our game and our aim from the very first moment of the game is to attack the game from then until the last whistle.

"Jota's still finding his place in the squad and the team and his fitness. It's something that I can rotate and change.

"People will look at the fairy tale for Hibs but I'm not interested in a fairy tale for anyone other than Celtic. We respect the opponent, of course. They've done great over these last three months and they've obviously shown that if we're not quite on it, then they can get a result."

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• Celtic are unbeaten at home to Hibs in 20 meetings since a 2-1 defeat in January 2010, when Danny Galbraith scored a last-minute winner.
• Hibs lost 2-0 at home to Rangers in the quarter-finals last season and last reached the semis in 2022, when they lost to Hearts.
• Hibs last beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup in March 1986, 4-3 at Easter Road.
• Celtic defeated Hibs 3-1 at Celtic Park in the League Cup in August.
• Hibs last beat Celtic twice in one season in 1992-93.
• Celtic beat Rangers in last season's final to lift the cup for a 42nd time.
• Hibs won the Scottish Cup for a third time in 2016.

We're halfway through the last eight fixtures, with Hearts and Aberdeen already in the hat for Monday's semi-final draw.

Neil Critchley's side beat Dundee 3-1 on Friday thanks to a magnificent Sander Kartum double, while Aberdeen eased past Championship side Queen's Park on Saturday.

Livingston host St Johnstone on Monday in the final quarter-final.

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These sides met in the capital just two weeks ago at Easter Road, when a Josh Campbell double earned a 2-1 victory for David Gray's side.

Daizen Maeda thought he had equalised late on for Celtic, but the officials deemed the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.

Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum admitted that was the wrong decision earlier this week.

Despite that, Hibs were superb on the day and will hope for a repeat performance this afternoon.

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Hibs also make one change to their line-up, with a tweak in defence.

Lewis Miller is preferred to Warren O'Hora in the back three, while Martin Boyle continues to captain the side in Joe Newell's absence.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

That's a strong team, it's an attacking team.

They know they're up against a good team on an incredible run, a team that's high in confidence.

Yang [Hyun-jun] is probably the one that might be feeling a little bit unlucky not to be in the team.

Nicolas Kuhn has gone off a little slightly and Yang was the difference against St Mirren so he might feel unlucky, the rest of them that's what I'd go with.