Celtic suffered only their second defeat of their season on Saturday but there was no damage done in terms of the Scottish Premiership table.
Brendan Rodgers' men went down down 2-1 to Hibs at Easter Road but rivals and nearest challengers Rangers couldn't capitalise after a shock loss at home to St Mirren.
So the champions remain 13 points clear at the summit and can make that 16 points when Aberdeen visit the east end of Glasgow, with Rangers not in action until Wednesday evening.
Jimmy Thelin has got the Dons back on track thanks to three wins on the spin in all competitions following a horror 14-game winless league run.
They face their stiffest test at Parkhead but did manage a battling 2-2 draw their earlier in the season. Can they repeat that?
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Aberdeen: Doohan, Jensen, Tobers, Knoester, MacKenzie, Shinnie, Heltne Nilsen, Okkels, Keskinen, Nisbet, Dabbagh
Subs: Mitov, Clarkson, Gueye, Palaversa, Morris, Dorrington, Boyd, Ambrose, Enem
Brendan Rodgers has gone for his Allianz Arena XI and the team which started the second half vs Hibs.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, McGregor, Hatate, Engels, Jota, Maeda Kuhn
Subs: Sinisalo, Scales, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Murray, Ralston, Bonnar
Fair or unfair? This is what he told PLZ Soccer.
For the Celtic supporters watching - they want a strong Rangers. When I was a player I wanted to beat the best Rangers team, I don't want to see a weakened animal. I want to beat the best of the best and show that we are the best in Scotland.
Dry but cold!
It could be worse and looks a nice wee night for a renewal of a classic Scottish football fixture.
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