Game of the weekend: Celtic v Glasgow City

It’s the return of the League Cup as we head into the quarter-final stage, with one of the ‘big three’ certain to be eliminated.

That’s because Celtic play host to Glasgow City, in what we’ve deemed to be the tie of the round – and it’s also live on BBC Alba from 16:00 on Sunday.

It’s a repeat of the final in 2021 – which Celtic won 1-0 thanks to a Caitlin Hayes goal – and a repeat of last year’s quarter-finals – which Celtic won 3-0.

In the league, things have been a little different this year. City sit top of the SWPL table, but are only a point ahead of Rangers and Hearts.

Celtic meanwhile, have had to deal with the complication of European group stage football for the very first time and that will be in head coach Elena Sadiku’s thinking again, with Chelsea visiting Celtic Park next Wednesday.

This is the start of a very tough run for Sadiku’s side. After Chelsea, they host Rangers in a pivotal SWPL clash before visiting Stamford Bridge in more Champions League action.

Perhaps that will affect Sadiku’s squad selection, but she can rely on the fact her side have had the best of City in recent encounters. They’ve won six of the last 10 games, with City only victorious twice.

City are also looking for their first League Cup triumph since 2015 – an almost 10-year wait for a trophy they’ve won six times in their history.

The other quarter-finals are as follows:

Partick Thistle v Hibernian

Motherwell v Rangers

Boroughmuir Thistle v Aberdeen