This Sunday, when the Hoops play Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup semi-final, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will make his first trip back to Hampden since 2018.
The manager at the National Stadium has a perfect record.
Indeed, Rodgers has triumphed nine times in nine trips to Glasgow’s southside.
Even more astonishing is the fact that the Bhoys have won all of those games in under 90 minutes, without the need for extra time.
The manager led his team against Rangers in the League Cup and Scottish Cup semifinals during the Invincible Tribe season. Celtic prevailed in each case, 1-0 and 2-0.
The Hoops faced Aberdeen in the championship game of each competition, winning 3-0 in the League Cup finale and 2-1 to complete the Invincible Treble on a momentous May 2017 day.
In the subsequent season, Celtic defeated Hibs 4-2 at Hampden to get to the League Cup final, where they triumphed over Motherwell by a score of 2 goals to 0.
In the Scottish Cup that year, they destroyed their city rivals 4-0 at the national stadium before coming back a few weeks later to easily defeat ‘Well 2-0.
Although Rodgers left the team midway through the 2018–19 campaign, he was able to attend the League Cup final alone at Hampden because his team’s semifinal was held at Murrayfield.
Then-double-treble holders defeated Aberdeen 1-0 in the first half, earning victory once more.
Ryan Christie’s goal sealed the victory. It makes sense that Rodgers played his final game at Hampden against the Dons, as well as his first after his comeback.
In the southside of Glasgow, nine victories out of nine is perfect, but this weekend the manager will be trying to make it ten.