Daizen Maeda blasted Celtic into the Scottish League Cup final as the Japan star's hat trick inspired a 6-0 rout of Aberdeen on Saturday.

Fueled by Maeda's treble, Brendan Rodgers' side ran riot in the semifinal at Hampden Park to book a final date with Rangers or Motherwell on Dec. 15.

Aberdeen fans traveled to Glasgow filled with hope of seeing their team beat Celtic at the national stadium for the first time since 1992.