Celtic secured a comfortable 5-0 victory over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, with Daizen Maeda scoring a hat-trick. However, an injury to Paulo Bernardo cast a shadow over the win as Celtic prepare to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Celtic cruised into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a resounding 5-0 victory over Raith Rovers at Parkhead. Stand-in centre-forward Daizen Maeda was the star of the show, bagging a hat-trick to take his tally to six goals in just a week. Hyun-Jun Yang also had a productive afternoon, contributing a goal and two assists, while Luke McCowan added another to Celtic's tally.
The win was a welcome boost for manager Brendan Rodgers, who saw his side overcome the absence of key striker Kyogo Furuhashi and the failure to sign a replacement before the transfer deadline. However, the match was marred by an injury to Paulo Bernardo, who limped off before the half-hour mark with a lower-leg problem. This setback casts a shadow over Celtic's preparations for Wednesday's Champions League knockout phase play-off against Bayern Munich. Elsewhere in the fifth round, Livingston ended the fairytale run of Cove Rangers with a 2-0 victory in West Lothian. Rangers, the last surviving League One team, fell behind in the 25th minute when Ryan McGowan turned in a free-kick. Any hopes of a comeback were extinguished by a late double from Livingston substitute Tete Yengi.Dundee secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Airdrieonians at Dens Park, with goals from Clark Robertson, Seun Adewumi and a Lyall Cameron double. St Johnstone edged past Championship strugglers Hamilton with a 1-0 victory thanks to Adama Sidibeh's goal in the 87th minute, ending his six-month goal drought. This hard-fought win marks the first time since the 2018-19 season that St Johnstone have won four consecutive matches. The draw for the quarter-finals will take place after Monday night's clash between St Mirren and Hearts
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