Celtic crush Hearts’ dreams as late win clinches fifth straight title
Celtic secured their fifth consecutive Scottish Premiership title with a dramatic 3-1 victory over Hearts. Daizen Maeda scored a late VAR-assisted goal to clinch the win, overturning an earlier lead by Hearts. The match concluded with Celtic celebrating their title triumph at Celtic Park.
- ▪Celtic defeated Hearts 3-1 to win the Scottish Premiership title.
- ▪Daizen Maeda scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute after a VAR review confirmed he was onside.
- ▪Callum Osmand added a third goal into an empty net during stoppage time.
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