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Celtic secured the Scottish Premiership title for the fifth consecutive season with a 3-1 victory over Hearts on the final day. The win followed a dramatic 3-2 victory for Hearts against Motherwell earlier in the week.
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đ¨ Celtic beat Hearts to Scottish Premiership title after tense final day
Celtic have been crowned as the Scottish Premiership title winners for a fifth consecutive season after a thrilling 3-1 final-day win against Hearts.
Martin O'Neill's side ensured that the title race would go to the final day after a dramatic 3-2 win at Motherwell on Wednesday, where Kelechi Iheanacho scored a 98th-minute winner.
Hearts travelled to Glasgow with a two-point advantage over the Bhoys and the visitors had to win or draw to cinch their first title since 1960.
Celtic quickly took control of possession in the early stages, but a cagey opening took hold, with Hearts seemingly happy to allow the hosts to control the tempo.
The Edinburgh outfit then took a huge step towards the title as Lawrence Shankland bagged his 20th goal of the season with a thumping close-range header at the back post.
However, Hearts' lead was short-lived as Alexandros Kyziridis' handball gifted Celtic a penalty and Arne Engels slotted his spot-kick under Alexander Schwolow to set up an all-or-nothing second half.
Another tense period took hold after the break and Celtic started to push Hearts further back as the game edged towards a nail-biting conclusion.
Celtic had chances late on, with Iheanacho's turn and shot rattling the post in the 80th minute and Benjamin Nygren's powerful shot tipped over the bar by Alexander Schwolow.
The Hearts rearguard couldn't hold on and Daizen Maeda tapped in from Callum Osmand's low cross. There was hope for the visitors as the offside flag went up for offside, but a VAR check ensured the goal stood before Osmand turned goalscorer in the final minute to help Celtic to defend their title.
Celtic won the title by defeating Hearts 3-1 on the final day of the season.
Hearts had a two-point lead over Celtic and needed to win or draw to secure their first title since 1960.
The article does not specify who scored the goals for Celtic in the final match against Hearts.

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Ultimately, Hearts were left heartbroken and couldn't become the first Scottish team other than Celtic or Rangers to win the Premiership since Aberdeen in 1985.
Celtic extended their Premiership dominance once again in front of a frenetic Celtic Park, despite a turbulent campaign that saw the departures of Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy and Martin O'Neill's double comeback as manager.