Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic starting XI to face Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden. 

Kasper Schmeichel starts between the sticks with Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty and Alex Valle in front. 

Ahead of them is captain Callum McGregor, Arne Engels and Reo Hatate, with Nicolas Kuhn, Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi leading the line. 

Both sides enter tonight's game in fine form, unbeaten in domestic competition so far this season. 

Having drawn just one game against each other at Celtic Park in the league last month, this evening's encounter is expected to be fiercely contested. 

CELTIC XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Valle; McGregor, Engels, Hatate; Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo 

Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Taylor, Palma, Idah, Yang, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston

ABERDEEN XI: Mitov, Devlin, MacKenzie, Shinnie, Heltne Nilson, McGrath, Duk, Sokler, Molloy, Rubezic, Keskinen

Subs: Doohan, Clarkson, McGarry, Besuijen, Palaversa, Morris, Milne, MacDonald, Ambrose