It has been 22 years since the ‘Glasgow Two’ met in the showpiece final of the domestic season at Hampden Park, despite a rivalry that frequently seems to be replayed.
Supporters of other leagues can use the Old Firm’s dominance—or, more accurately, Celtic’s dominance over Rangers—to beat Scottish football, but they are now in a weakened position.
Manchester United and Manchester City faced off in the FA Cup final the previous season and will do so again this Saturday at Wembley.
Twenty-two years have passed since the last Old Firm Scottish Cup final. During that time, there have been five Coppa Italia finals between Inter Milan and Roma, four German Cup finals between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, and two Copa del Rey finals between Barcelona and Real Madrid.