Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes is determined to end the club's 19-year wait for a trophy when they face Inverness Caley Thistle at Celtic Park on Sunday but he is expecting a tough test against John Hughes' team.
He said: "We have earned the right to get to the League Cup final and, if we are going to lift a trophy, we are going to have to earn the right to win it.
"Everybody is full of anticipation and excited so it is good to get away and prepare. We have felt it the last few weeks, with the queues around the stadium.
"I'm banging on to the players to focus on the job, league business and Scottish Cup business but it has been difficult for them to do that and I accept that.
"We have tried to concentrate on the job in hand and now we can concentrate and talk about the cup final. We have come through some tough ties but there is still work to be done."