Unique Old Firm derby as Rangers meet Celtic for 400th time


Celtic's Glenn Loovens challenges Rangers' Salim Kerkar during their Scottish Premier League soccer match at Parkhead Stadium Glasgow, Scotland April 29, 2012. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

LONDON (Reuters) - Celtic and Rangers have played each other 399 times in competitive matches but their 400th Old Firm duel in the Scottish League Cup semi-final on Sunday will have a special place in their shared history no matter the outcome.

For the first time since they first met in 1890, the two clubs, who have won 99 Scottish titles between them, are not meeting as equals separated by a few points in the same division.

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