Crowd trouble marred Celtic’s dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers which secured them a spot in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
Fans of both clubs spilled on to the pitch at full-time and launched missiles at one another as the police were forced to break up the violence.
This was the first time travelling supporters had been allowed the traditional away allocation of 7,500 tickets in eight years.
Despite failing to register a shot on target in 120 minutes of football, last year’s beaten finalists found a way to win again as Tomas Cvancara netted the match-winning spot-kick.
With league leader Hearts, cup holders Aberdeen and fellow top-six sides Motherwell and Hibernian already out, Martin O’Neill’s Celtic are now red-hot favourites to lift the trophy. They will learn their last-four opponents following the conclusion of St Mirren vs Partick Thistle this evening [19:30 GMT].
Danny Röhl’s Rangers are now out of both domestic cup competitions and Europe, meaning the league title is their only remaining hope of lifting silverware.
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