Celtic wary of self defeat in treble chase ahead of Scottish Cup

• Manager Ronny Deila fears ‘biggest opponent is ourselves’

• Celtic face Inverness in semi-final at Hampden Park

• League Cup winners favourites to lift Premiership title

Ronny Deila is preparing for the Scottish Cup semi-final against Inverness believing that Celtic themselves provide the biggest hurdle to their treble hopes. The Scottish League Cup winners are eight points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Premiership, with six games remaining, and are strong favourites to make it four titles in a row.

Asked as he prepared for the trip to Hampden Park on Sundayif he felt he had a treble-winning squad at his disposal, the Norwegian said: “We will see, but I really believe we can do it and now it is up to us. If we are performing well, we know that we are very hard to beat. We have shown that for a long, long time now and, again, our biggest opponent is ourselves. We need to keep our mind on the right things.

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