Celtic secured a resounding 5-0 victory over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup, with Daizen Maeda scoring a hat-trick. This dominant performance validated Brendan Rodgers' decision to rotate nine players from the lineup that previously defeated Dundee 6-0. Maeda's goals brought his total for the season to 21, contributing to Celtic's impressive unbeaten home run of 32 matches. Rodgers emphasized the importance of maintaining player freshness and energy throughout the season, as the team prepares for their next challenge against Bayern Munich in the Champions League knockout stage.
Over the years, you can get caught out with fixtures like these. We've lost games like that before but I think you can only tip your hat to the players' professionalism.
People will say, 'making nine changes, why do you do that?' Well, I do it because I trust the team and I can do it, that's the beauty of it.
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