Celtic are through to the semi-final of the Scottish Cup thanks to a dominant display over Hibs at Celtic Park this afternoon.

The Celts won 2-0 thanks to goals from Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah, and they limited the visitors to very few chances over the course of the game.

There was a lot of excitement in the build-up to today’s match, with Hibs bringing 7,000 supporters to Paradise, all of whom would have been buoyed by their side’s 2-1 victory over Celtic at Easter Road a few weeks back.

However, the Hoops were in full control of today’s quarter-final from the first whistle to the last, and, speaking to Celtic TV after today’s victory, the Celts’ boss, Brendan Rodgers, praised his side’s performance as he looked ahead to the Scottish Cup semi-final.

“I thought we played well in the game,” he said. “We were controlled and compact, which you need to be because Hibs have got quality players who can hurt you on the counter attack.

“We closed the game out at the end, but I felt that we were the dominant team throughout.

“We get to this part of the season where our job for the club and for the supporters is to win trophies, but you can only get there with the mentality and professionalism which the players have showed today and throughout the season.

‘We knew this was going to be a tough game for us, so we had to be good today to get the result and I thought we were.’

“I thought the players were very good, they were really professional in how we played against Hibs’ system.

“Now we can focus on our semi-final and who we’ll play and be ready for that.”

Brendan Rodgers: Players showed their mentality and professionalism to reach Hampden