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Scotland; Celtic champions again

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 Hearts 0 - 2 Celtic Celtic clinched their second successive Scottish Premiership title under Ange Postecoglou as they beat 10-player Hearts 2-0. Despite running away with the title, Celtic didn't have it their own way before they were crowned champions. Joe Hart was made to work inside two minutes from a Lawrence Shankland header, although the assistant referee did flag for offside. It was eventually Kyogo got the title party underway when he knocked the ball in from Reo Hatate's cross after half-time. The Japanese striker was then forced off to be replaced by Hyeon-Gyu Oh who made sure of the victory when he fired in from Aaron Mooy's cross. This win confirmed Celtic's 10th title in 11 seasons, and they can secure a domestic treble if they beat Inverness in the Scottish Cup final on June 3 at Hampden Park. Scotland: Celtic move closer to another Treble (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) More history beckons for Celtic. Celtic can now focus on going for a record poin

Reaction from Scotland: Rangers win Scottish Cup

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 Rangers 2 - 0 Heart of Midlothian Let's have a look at all the best reactions and reports as Rangers lifted the Scottish Cup for the first time in 13 years. Watch the highlights in the video below. Footage from Premier Sports. Goals from substitutes Ryan Jack and Scott Wright saw Rangers win the Scottish Cup against Hearts and eased the pain of their Europa League final defeat. The Ibrox club won the trophy for the first time in 13 years after Jack crashed a shot in off the bar from the edge of the box, before Wright finished low past Craig Gordon. The Rangers end of Hampden celebrated joyfully at the full-time whistle, just three days after their Europa League journey ended in heartbreak on penalties against Eintracht Frankfurt in Davo 💙 pic.twitter.com/MykajALVfZ — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 21, 2022  Hearts manager Robbie Neilson told the media after the match: "Not winning it is a huge disappointment. We have to take that on the chin. We've come up fr

Reaction from Scotland: Rangers and Celtic both win

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Rangers and Celtic both kept up their impressive league form as they both won on Sunday Let's have a look at the reaction from both matches Hearts 0 - 2 Rangers Giovanni van Bronckhorst's winning league start was extended after a blistering first-half attacking display earned them a 2-0 victory at Hearts. Alfredo Morelos slotted home an early opener then Joe Aribo slammed in a quickfire second within four devastating minutes. The Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said: "We have to show desire every game we play. So far we are doing that, but we have to keep on going. "We'll enjoy the win against Hearts, but tomorrow we go again for the game against St Johnstone." One Rangers fan told us: "It was another impressive performance. We need to keep up this great form as Celtic won't give in as easily as they did last season." Celtic 1 - 0 Mothewell Celtic chalked off another game in their busy festive schedule with a 1-0 home win over Motherw

Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen 2 - 1 Heart of Midlothian

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Aberdeen came from behind to end Hearts' unbeaten start to the Scottish Premiership season and revive their own campaign. Having previously gone 10 games without a win, Stephen Glass was under severe pressure. Aberdeen have since responded brilliantly with seven points from nine against Hibs, Rangers, and Hearts. Given the opposition and injuries, it has been a superb showing from the Aberdeen boss and his players. You can hear what the Aberdeen manager had to say by watching the video below.  The result means that Hearts have dropped to third place in the table and Aberdeen are now 6th.  More reaction The Hearts manager Robbie Neilson spoke with the media after the match: "I don't think we played to the levels we have consistently this season. We were going to lose at one point and today was that day. "There's going to be days where you don't pick up the points, that's football. We just need to get back to it now and make sure we get the points next wee