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Kyogo scored his 26th goal of the season as Celtic went into half time two goals up. Aaron Mooy struck at the start of the half and the Japanese striker ...

The hitman’s flick found the net. Ally Johnston took the ball from Mooy, before firing a cross along the six yard box and allowing Kyogo to attack the ball. Kyogo scored his 26th goal of the season as Celtic went into half time two goals up.

GRAEME CROSER AT TYNECASTLE PARK: The Treble is now firmly in sight for Ange Postecoglou's Celtic, who transferred their league form into a comprehensive ...

Used sparingly since his January transfer from Vissel Kobe, the Japanese defender strolled through the second half with calm authority. With the League Cup already banked and a nine-point advantage sustained in the league, the cup is now there for the taking. Celtic cruise to victory in emphatic Scottish Cup quarter-finals win over Hearts... Joe Hart’s save was a reminder of past glories, a low leap to his left and then courage to reach for the breaking ball even though Hill’s approach guaranteed a sore one for the former England keeper. There’s a school of thought that Jota does his best work for Celtic operating off the left flank, but with Haksabanovic on that beat he offered a forceful reminder that he is quite comfortable operating as an orthodox winger on the right. Ahead within two minutes and still still pressing for goals at the death, this was a performance that swiftly dismantled the sense that this was a quarter-final tie fraught with danger.

Aaron Mooy and Kyogo Furuhashi struck in the first half before a late header by Cameron Carter-Vickers finished the game off. Hearts reached three of the ...

Josh Ginnelly appealed for a penalty after having his shirt pulled by the Celtic substitute Yuki Kobayashi early in the second period. Celtic also appealed in vain for a penalty for Andy Halliday’s sliding challenge on Johnston as the full-back crossed. A depleted Hearts team exited the Scottish Cup as Celtic recorded a comfortable win in the quarter-final at Tynecastle Park. Celtic started at a ferocious tempo and Hearts needed time to settle. Jota scampered off down the right and crossed for Mooy to stroke a first-time finish high into Zander Clark’s net. Hearts reached three of the last four Scottish Cup finals but must now focus on their league campaign, whilst Celtic continue to pursue a treble.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has insisted the thoughts and comments of other managers are "not relevant" to him or his squad.

Asked what he thought of the tackle itself, as well as Neilson potentially trying mind games Postecoglou continued: “When I analyse a game I look at what’s important and things I think matter to us. There was simply nothing to see here and Neilson made himself look a bit daft, especially on the end of another Celtic Park defeat. What matters to me is how I see and analyse the game and the feedback I get from the players. I won’t tell people what to say or what to think. “Every manager has the right to analyse or sum up the game in the way they want. [The Herald](https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23378583.postecoglou-rejects-robbie-neilsons-hearts-vs-celtic-mind-games-claim/), the Celtic boss said: “What did I make of it?

Goals from Aaron Mooy, Kyogo Furuhashi and Cameron Carter-Vickers beat Hearts 3-0 at Tynecastle as Celtic reached the Scottish Cup last four.

“Obviously coming into this game with the energy and trying to win it to get through, and losing a goal right away was difficult. “The crushing blow was the goal just before half-time. I don’t think it is anything significant but it was good to get Yuki some game time.” They have navigated the whole week really well.” “It was important, we spoke about it,” he said. “We didn’t want to give them any oxygen.

Celtic stayed on course for a domestic treble after cruising to a 3-0 Scottish Cup quarter-final win at Hearts on Saturday.

"We started really strong and knew we had to. Celtic have already retained the League Cup and are nine points clear of Rangers in the league title fight. Hearts are on track to finish third in the Premiership behind Celtic and Rangers for the second consecutive season.

The Hoops manager reflected on his men's trip to Tynecastle in which Starfelt was subbed off at the break.

He obviously got a knock the other night and tried hard to get back but it was just too close of a turn around." Not only will you receive this article from Sean Martin, Tony Haggerty or Aidan Macdonald (or, sometimes, all three) but you will also get easy access to our best content from the last 24 hours too. You can already find us on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram but we will also send bespoke opinion pieces and special features every day directly to your email inbox every evening. You could see he wasn't his normal self so we made the change. Our Celtic Digest newsletter brings exclusive content directly to you rather than solely through the website. "He felt it early on in the game but we got it through to half-time and we could see he wasn't moving well in the first half.

CELTIC stormed through to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup as goals from Aaron Mooy and Kyogo bookended the first-half at Tynecastle...

At times, it can almost feel as if Joe Hart goes looking for something to do given the lack of action that often takes place in front of his goal. Just moments later, there was nothing Clark could do as another devastating, sweeping Celtic attack ended with the ball flying into the home net. Johnston ventured forward and swung a cross into the Hearts area, but as the ball left his foot, he was clattered into by Andy Halliday as he arrived late in his attempt to block.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hailed his players for suffocating the Tynecastle atmosphere as they cruised into the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 ...

It really set the stall for us to go on and win the game." "Obviously coming into this game with the energy and trying to win it to get through, and losing a goal right away was difficult. "We got him through to half-time but you could see he wasn't moving well. They have navigated the whole week really well." "It was important, we spoke about it," he said. "We didn't want to give them any oxygen.

The Hoops will return to Hampden after seeing off Hearts in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.

“Obviously the lads have a lot of confidence at the moment, a lot of belief in what we do. “Sometimes it’s the saves that give goalkeepers the prominence and it was a great save today when we needed it. “Again, I thought the boys were really strong defensively when they needed to be. Cam is strong, he doesn’t lose any duels and gives confidence to the guys around him. We look a stronger and better team every week than we were at the start of the year. “But I thought the lads handled it really well. The manager said: “We were really good today. After that, we can get our heads down and head for the finish line.” “There isn’t a person here who hasn’t got an interest or a skin in the game. “We never look beyond the next challenge. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) are also nine points clear at the top of the Premiership and - on current form - they look unstoppable. [Hearts](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/hearts-fc) 3-0 at Tynecastle in the [Scottish Cup](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/scottish-cup) quarter-final.

CELTIC manager Ange Postecoglou is blanking all talk of a Treble this season after watching his side cruise past Hearts to reach...

“This group does work hard every and it’s okay me saying that, but we see it out there. And we weren’t a bad team back then. “We never look beyond the next challenge. The lads have embraced that, they understand that if you take your eye off the ball you are going to trip up. “We’ve got Hibs next week and that’s where our focus is. There isn’t a person who hasn’t got an interest or some skin in the game.

Match report as Celtic reach Scottish Cup semi-finals with comfortable win over Hearts at Tynecastle; Aaron Mooy scored for Celtic after two minutes; Kyogo Furuhashi scored his 26th goal of the season and Cameron Carter-Vickers also on target.

Celtic took control from the start and Hatate had a shot well parried by Zander Clark even before Mooy steered home a first-time left-footed effort. Hearts are away to Aberdeen on the same day. Match report as Celtic reach Scottish Cup semi-finals with comfortable win over Hearts at Tynecastle; Aaron Mooy scored for Celtic after two minutes; Kyogo Furuhashi scored his 26th goal of the season and Cameron Carter-Vickers also on target

Celtic cruised into the Scottish Cup semi-finals after Aaron Mooy's early goal sent them on their way to a 3-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. Mooy scored in ...

Hill met Grant’s free-kick and Toby Sibbick turned and shot but Joe Hart got down well to stop and clawed the loose ball behind as Hill slid in for the rebound. Celtic took control from the start and Hatate had a shot well parried by Zander Clark even before Mooy steered home a first-time left-footed effort. Celtic remained in control and Hill blocked Hatate’s goal-bound effort before Carter-Vickers headed home unchallenged from substitute Matt O’Riley’s free-kick in the 80th minute.

Aaron Mooy scores again for Celtic, earning more praise from manager Ange Postecoglou after the side won its Scottish Cup tie with Socceroos-laden Hearts.

"We never look beyond the next challenge. They are going to be up and about it anyway so we needed to start the game very strong, not give them any oxygen. he's a good player, a very good player.

The midfielder strolled it once again on Saturday as Celtic booked their Scottish Cup semi-final slot with a victory over Hearts.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. We did that and passed the test. Everything you can feel in football, you feel at Celtic. “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. We played well in some stages of the match and it’s not always like that away from home. Aaron Mooy hates being the centre of attention.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has praised midfielder Aaron Mooy, highlighting that his calmness under pressure is just as important as his football ...

Hearts are up to third and for me are the third-best team in Scotland but who else is really threatening Hearts right now? "They are five points ahead of Hibs and way clear of other teams. “You can’t gift Celtic anything. They are steamrolling everyone right now, they really are. “They are third in the league and maybe we need to look at the league. He’s a key contributor to us now.

Joe Hart: The Celtic goalkeeper made a quite superb double save midway through the opening period when he got down to parry Toby Sibbick's low drive on the ...

Yuki Kobayashi (Starfelt 46): A rare outing for the Japanese centre-back who came on for the injured Starfelt at the break. The Portuguese wide man looked in the mood from the off and certainly had the beating of Kingsley whenever he took him on. Reo Hatate: Ange Postecoglou reinstated the Japanese midfielder at the expense of Matt O'Riley and he blasted in an effort within 60 seconds that Zander Clark had to tip over the crossbar. The skipper was alongside Mooy and Hatate at his inspirational best and always had a firm grip of the engine room and stopped Hearts from breaking on numerous occasions. The player of the year contender was restored to the side in place of Alexandro Bernabei. It was he who headed home the third to put a more emphatic gloss on the scoreline.

A bit of an anti-climax this one, if you are a football fan, but if you are a Celtic fan it was joy all the way. An excellent, well taken, crisp goal from ...

But in the meantime, it is great to see the BBC making a public fool of itself, is in not? We now have 12 games to go – 10 in the League and 2, we suppose, in the Scottish Cup. Then Carter-Vickers got a third in the second half, and the game was over.

Celtic stayed on course for a domestic treble after cruising to a 3-0 Scottish Cup quarter-final win at Hearts on Saturday, with Socceroos star Aaron Mooy ...

It’s not like I’m not enjoying it that much I when the whistle goes, and we’ve won and done a job that’s when you enjoy it.” But he did add that he does have one moment when he can enjoy his successful run: “I do enjoy it when it’s a good game. He added: “I’m saying, especially in the big games, like, I feel like that’s the first thing you feel is relief. You feel it all at Celtic but I’m enjoying the challenge and hopefully it’ll be a good season.” Asked if it was the happiest he has been in his playing career, Mooy replied: “I don’t know. He’d been in a paddock for a while but he looked after himself and he worked hard.

The midfielder strolled it once again on Saturday as Celtic booked their Scottish Cup semi-final slot with a victory over Hearts.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. We did that and passed the test. Everything you can feel in football, you feel at Celtic. “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. We played well in some stages of the match and it’s not always like that away from home. Aaron Mooy hates being the centre of attention.

AARON MOOY'S coffee will taste better in the morning after Celtic's hammering of Hearts.The Aussie is loving life at Parkhead as he chases the Tre.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. Celtic is a club where you feel the support, you feel everything. [Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/football/) “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. I’m just taking it all in.” We just go out there, do our movements, do our jobs and try to win the game. “It’s hard to say if we’re playing the best football since I came here. “We want to do it, we want to win every game we play in. “It was the perfect start for us to get a goal so early. “Everything you can feel in football, you feel it at Celtic. [Celtic](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/team/14914/celtic/) is a demanding club. He said: “Is this the happiest I’ve been in my career?

The Aussie is in red hot form and Sunday morning coffee will be even more enjoyable with Scottish Cup semi to look forward to.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. “Until the game is won, I don’t enjoy it that much. We did that and passed the test. I won’t watch the full match again. Mooy said: “It’s not my best goalscoring season so far – I scored goals in Australia earlier in my career. After Celtic moved a step closer to a domestic Treble with victory in Gorgie – their 13th win in a row – Mooy said: “Is this the happiest I’ve been in my career? “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. “Obviously, we want to do it, we want to win every game we play in. We played well in stages of the match and it’s not always like that away from home. But he’s adamant that he is taking in the whole experience as he bids to lift every domestic trophy available this term. Everything you can feel in football, you feel it at Celtic. But the 32-year-old insists he’s savouring every minute of his time under

Stephen Frail says he jumped at the chance to get back into coaching but admits he left a great job behind.

We’re trying to get up the table as high as we can.” “It was a good company with big players. “I jumped at it,” he said. “It was an easy one, made even easier by the position that they’re in, in the top league in Scotland, and with a young manager who has ambitions to be as good as he possibly can be.” “Hopefully there’s enough in there – and we’re sure there is – not only to consolidate this season in the Premiership, but to build and look higher. “I was in a good job, really rewarding, but the opportunity to get back in and work in coaching is just something I’ve done since I finished playing in 2002.

Everything Aaron Mooy had to say in his post-match presser after Celtic defeated Hearts 3-0 at Tynecastle to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

I feel like I'm getting a bit older, so I'm just trying to maximize everything I'm doing and I'm at Celtic which is a club that you feel you get the support from and you feel everything that you can possibly feel in football. It's not like I'm not enjoying it that much I when the whistle goes, and we've won and done a job that's when you enjoy it. You feel it all at Celtic but I'm enjoying the challenge and hopefully it'll be a good season. You feel everything at this club - the support like the pressure, everything in football you can feel it. I do enjoy it when it's a good game. You just take it one game at a time. They see you when you make the runs, they see the way we play the system and we create chances. We just go there, and we've got to do our job and do our movements and try and win the game. Sometimes you have to be resilient, and we've done that in the past. It's not my best as I scored goals in Australia earlier in my career. You are on a real scoring streak this season. As long as we keep going, that's our job to win.

There's been drama, laughs and tears as the stars of Scottish football gave a demanding audience a bit of everything.

Rangers’ Champions League campaign was a straight to a DVD affair (which non one will buy) while Hearts were outshone by the big names. Dundee United fans watched from behind the sofa as AZ Alkmaar wreaked their revenge for a 1-0 Tannadice win by slamming seven past the Tangerines in the Netherlands. Nine points clear at the top of the table, his Celtic stars are on course for a blockbuster season. It was going to take something special to overshadow Brora dumping Hearts out a couple of years ago, but Jim Goodwin’s team fluffed their lines massively in Ayrshire when they went down 1-0 to the West of Scotland Premier Division outfit. It may not be packed with A-listers or be as visually enticing as its bigger budget rivals, but the storylines and dialogue are second to none. The Premiership is being upstaged by the

"These are the magic days, Celtic being proper Celtic, upholding a legacy, forging new history; heroes for a new age, and a relish for more and more of it ...

MIBBERY – 3/10 – Meh, not even Gollum on the VAR could conjure any feint of sorcery to defy the hooped machine. These are the magic days, Celtic being proper Celtic, upholding a legacy, forging new history; heroes for a new age, and a relish for more and more of it shared by us all. Given the event and the high stakes, the Bhoys turned in a champions performance, eviscerating them with rapier pace and blunting their rebuke with stoicism. A tank with the heart of a lion and a fearsome desire to engage in combat and win. Cup fun over until we get to pump their big cousins again, Ange will focus on the Edinburgh sequel next weekend – Trainspotting 3 – and the beginning of the final countdown as the games left tick down from 10. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE – 7.5/10 – ‘Aye the wee mhan canny shake off those bas…YAAAAASS!” He’s here, he’s there, he’s every flaminwhere, and BANG! WAYNE GRETZKY – 8/10 – Another rocky mountain man to work off CCV in a combination of steel and granite. Still gave us a shift but after Wednesday’s worldy the promise of more Hacky wizardry was in the air, only to be overwhelmed by the stench from the stands as his threat fizzled out. Tam McManus levels of bollocks…So Mooey stayed up all night to prove a point and guided in a spanking ripping yarn of a finish before they’d even taken the protective sash off the VAR monitor, to spill lunchtime Guinness all over the place. ROXIE – 8.5/10 – Soccer expert Tam McManus thinks Celtic need to replace Joe Hart…It’s showtime and the showgal is a stopper and a half! CALMAC – 7/10 – Where’s the Calmac brand of kitchen roll that’s the most obvious endorsement ever seen: “CALMAC – absorbency like no other; tidy your (big…) hoose today”. STAR LORD – 6/10 – What happened?

CELTIC'S shy superstar Aaron Mooy reveals it is more about RELIEF than exhilaration when he comes off the pitch after another Hoops success.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. We did that and passed the test. “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. “Naturally, we want to do it, we want to win every game we play in. We played well in stages of the match and it’s not always like that away from home. I do enjoy it. Hopefully, I can get some more. Everything you can feel in football, you feel it at Celtic. “It’s enjoyable because you feel everything at this club. You can’t ask for any more. “Celtic is a club where you feel the support, you feel everything. The support, the pressure.

The midfielder strolled it once again on Saturday as Celtic booked their Scottish Cup semi-final slot with a victory over Hearts.

“The supporters and everyone else can decide on that stuff. We did that and passed the test. Everything you can feel in football, you feel at Celtic. “I thought we did the job that we came here to do. We played well in some stages of the match and it’s not always like that away from home. Aaron Mooy hates being the centre of attention.

Ange Postecoglou has heaped praise on Aaron Mooy after Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 in the Scottish Cup yesterday.

Postecoglou will undoubtedly be delighted that his side made a brilliant start to the game, which helped to settle down the home crowd at Hearts. “He’s really a key contributor to us now. [Ange Postecoglou](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/ange-postecoglou/) has heaped praise on [Aaron Mooy](https://www.67hailhail.com/tag/aaron-mooy/) after Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 in the Scottish Cup yesterday.

Celtic midfielder Aaron Mooy isn't the most talkative of players in the media but used the aftermath of a starring role in Saturday's Scottish Cup win to ...

Hopefully, it continues to be a productive relationship for all parties – the Australian is proving to be the bargain buy of the season. While he’s a cool and calm customer, the passion of the Celtic support and the pressure it brings is having an influence. Celtic is a club where you feel the support, you feel everything. Nonetheless, he’s managed to tap into something here and clearly is relishing this time of his career with the Bhoys. So when you win it is a feeling of relief more than exhilaration. Everything you can feel in football, you feel it at Celtic.

THE Ange Postecoglou mantra famously drilled into his Celtic players is that they never stop, and the win over Hearts provided a perfect example...

“I think as a group we’ve shown that in the moments when we’ve had to. It's up to us to train well and show the manager that we're capable of doing the job. "Craigy, Greegsy (Allan McGregor) and big Marsh (David Marshall) have played nearly every game for Scotland for the last 25 years or something, so it's going to be a clean slate. “We pride ourselves on that as well. “We always pride ourselves on small details in the game. The forward then produced an impudent backheel to effectively finish the match as a contest on the stroke of half-time with the Hearts defence flat-footed. The second goal is a good example of that. I've played in high-profile games. “We spoke about that beforehand. Another facet of this Celtic side that is often overlooked is their physical resilience. “We spoke about that,” McGregor said. “Cup ties here are always difficult.

The midfielder insists that there is still improvement to be found at Parkhead despite win after win.

And when we get the chance to play games we just try to come together and show all that and attack each game as it comes.” “You can definitely see what we are trying to do coming together but by no means are we the finished article. “That’s the way we play football, you need everybody moving in relation and keeping the distances good to connect the game. The reason this group has got so much better so quickly is because we work so hard every day in training. You see them now starting to think ‘right, where do I need to be’ in relation to where the ball is. He said: “Our football is always evolving, the players are understanding more and more about how to play the system and you can see them working it out even every day in training.

The Australian reflects on the pressure to perform and win that comes with playing for a demanding club like Celtic, and how this expectation can make ...

Celtic is a club where you feel the support, you feel everything. His performances have been consistently excellent, and he has played a crucial role in helping the team continue their great form Overall, Mooy’s comments offer a glimpse into the unique experience of playing for a storied club like Celtic and the expectations that come with it. The first thing you feel is not joy or happiness, it is relief. I would say that is a hundred percent the case, especially in the big games. Until the whistle goes and we’ve done our job.

We pick out three talking points from Celtic's 3-0 win over Hearts in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals ...

At the end of January, Hearts looked booked for third place in the Premiership following wins over all their nearest challengers in Hibs, Aberdeen and St Mirren. He should be eyeing 35 in the 12 games set to remain for Celtic across both the Premiership and Scottish Cup. They are far from the only support to turn to pyro this week, let alone this season – Rangers’ fans put on a white-sparkler display at Easter Road on Wednesday, and in League One on Tuesday Dunfermline fans celebrated a goal with a black smoke-bomb.

Celtic star Daizen Maeda has declared he is "ready to fight" again after missing the weekend match against Hearts with a knee injury.

However, he also told reporters before and after the game he expects Maeda to be in contention to return to the squad for next week’s game against Hibernian. Thankfully he’s on the mend again! Ange Postecoglou confirmed he didn’t train in the build-up to Saturday’s Scottish Cup win at Tynecastle and was “50/50” to feature.

Maeda missed their Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Hearts but he's not letting it keep him down.

[Maeda](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/daizen-maeda) was forced off in the first half of their league win over the Jambos after opening the scoring but boss [Ange Postecoglou](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/ange-postecoglou) played it down in the build-up to their Scottish Cup tie with Robbie Neilson's team. [Celtic](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) fans for their support after his injury setback - and says he's ready to fight back. But Maeda is determined to make sure his absence isn't a prolonged one.