Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday afternoon.
Celtic won the first silverware of the season and the 100th major trophy in the club’s history on Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup final.
The Bhoys headed into the game off the back of a 2-0 home defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League, but showed no ill-effects from that game as they coasted past Aberdeen at Hampden Park.
Celtic’s James Forrest celebrates scoring with teammates
Australian international midfielder Tom Rogic opened the scoring on 16 minutes with a superb drive from the right-hand side of the box, before winger James Forrest made it 2-0 before half time with an outstanding run at the Aberdeen defence and calm finish.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers celebrates winning the final with the trophy
Celtic added gloss to the win in the second half, as Forrest was brought down by Anthony O’Connor inside the penalty area, and Moussa Dembele stepped up to send goalkeeper Joe Lewis the wrong way.
Celtic celebrate winning the final
Brendan Rodgers celebrated his first trophy win as Celtic boss whilst his players also basked in the glory of their first silverware of the season, whilst it was a landmark trophy for the club, as it was their 100th in the club’s history.
After the final whistle at Hampden Park, Celtic players took to Twitter to celebrate the win, with Jozo Simunovic, Erik Sviatchenko, Cristian Gamboa, Patrick Roberts and Moussa Dembele all sending messages to fans.
Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster – who made almost 200 appearances for Celtic before leaving in 2014 – also congratulated his former club, and everybody connected with the Bhoys after a historic afternoon for Rodgers’ side at Hampden Park…
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