WE'LL TREAT ICT LIKE MADRID

Taylor vows Celts will prepare for cup final v Highlanders in same way they would clash with European giants

preparations GREG TAYLOR is adamant Celtic's for Inverness Caley Thistle will be exactly the same as they were for Real Madrid.

And the Parkhead star says the troops are back in an ideal place for Hampden ahead of Saturday's Scottish Cup Final against the Highlanders.

Taylor and his team are just 90 minutes from a Treble triumph and warmed-up for the showpiece with a 5-0 weekend hammering of Aberdeen.

The Premiership winners collected that silverware afterwards and are also overwhelming favourites to complete the domestic clean sweep against opposition from the Championship.

But Taylor says no one inside the camp takes anything for granted and the game approach never alters.

This season Celtic went in against the likes of Real in the Champions League group stages, and whether it's the Spaniards or other sides, the build-up for Ange Postecoglou and his squad is unchanged.

When it was put to Taylor that a clash against Inverness would be given the same treatment as a tie against Madrid, he said: "Exactly. We've been big on focusing on ourselves.