Neil Lennon braced himself for a difficult William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final after Celtic were drawn against Aberdeen.
The draw was made at McDiarmid Park after the Hoops responded to their Europa League last-32 exit at the hands of Danish side FC Copenhagen at Parkhead on Thursday night by beating St Johnstone 1-0 thanks to a late Ryan Christie goal.
It was Celtic’s 34th successive domestic cup tie win and the Hoops boss said: “Whoever we were going to play whether it be Hearts, Hibs, or Aberdeen, it is going to be tough.
“Hibs are in good form, Hearts had a great win last night (against Rangers) and Aberdeen are Aberdeen, they can beat anybody on their day.
“The good thing is we are in the semi-final and we have that to look forward to.
“We can park that now. We still have a lot to play for this season off the back of the disappointing result on Thursday.”
Hearts lost last season’s final 2-1 to the Parkhead club who consequently clinched the domestic treble treble.
