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Hearts and Celtic face off in Scotland Cup final this weekend
Celtic will aim for a historic "triple triple" when it faces Hearts in the final of the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
The Neil Lennon team faces Hampden Park in a discouraging form, having yet to concede in the Scottish Cup this season and winning all four matches to date by at least two goals.
Another win this weekend would see them win their ninth consecutive trophy and their third this season, completing an unprecedented triple in Scottish national football.
It's a contest that Interim Manager Lennon knows well, having won four times as a player at Celtic and twice as a manager, but he does not focus on it. story that could be made.
0:41 Neil Lennon, boss of Celtic, insists that his players will not think about the possibility of obtaining a "triple record" in the finals of the Scottish Cup on Saturday
"It's about the game," he said. "Players are aware of what is happening at the end, it is important to play the game and not the occasion.
"They know exactly what to do, they have already done it and they know what it takes to win the game. It does not require any extra motivation. Their state of being." mind must be right, and I'm sure it'll be Saturday. "
5:37 Highlights of the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hearts
But Hearts hopes to stop the Celtic heavyweight, as he has already done this season. This is one of four teams to beat the Hoops in the national game this season, with a 1-0 home victory in August.
Hearts also have a winning history in the Scottish Cup, their last trophy being lifted in 2012. Manager Craig Levein thinks he can do it again.
He said: "We are aiming for the single, just as important for us, we have recently beaten Celtic, and the preparation of the match over the last two or three weeks has gone extremely well.
0:38 Craig Levein expects his Hearts team to handle pressure against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday
"We can beat Celtic, we have proved it, we have a great opportunity in us, I'm sure of it, it's a matter of putting our game A at the right time and possibly rubbing a little green. "
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Scott Brown, James Forrest, Kieran Tierney, Mikael Lustig and Johnny Hayes should be fit for Celtic in what could be a historic day.
However, Ryan Christie, Jack Hendry, Vakoun Bayo, Dedryck Boyata – who will be going to Hertha Berlin this summer – Craig Gordon, Eboue Koubadi and Daniel Arzani are still absent, as well as Leigh Griffiths.
0:32 Dedryck Boyata defends his decision to leave Celtic for Hertha Berlin, insisting that he's not the "bad guy" in the situation
Uche Ikpeazu and Peter Haring and Arnaud Djoum should be available after missing the 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park last weekend.
However, Callum Morrison, Aidan Keena, Ben Garuccio, Demetri Mitchell, Steven Naismith and Olly Lee are all knee injuries.
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