Past head-to-head final-day title deciders, as Celtic face Hearts in epic showdown
Celtic and Hearts will battle it out for the Scottish Premiership today in a dramatic conclusion to the campaign.It's a winner-takes-all showdown at Celtic Park, with Hearts one point above defending ...
Past head-to-head final-day title deciders, as Celtic face Hearts in epic showdown Celtic and Hearts will battle it out for the Scottish Premiership today in a dramatic conclusion to the campaign. It's a winner-takes-all showdown at Celtic Park, with Hearts one point above defending champions Celtic heading into the final fixture. The Edinburgh side are aiming to become the first Scottish side outside of Celtic and Rangers to win the title since 1985 , in what has been one of the stories of the season.
It all comes down to a tough trip to Glasgow, where Hearts can be crowned champions if the club avoid defeat. Final-day head-to-head title deciders are rare, but there have been some memorable past occasions. Bologna vs Inter Milan (1964) For the first and only time in Serie A history, a play-off match was scheduled to determine the league champions in 1964/65.
Bologna and Inter had both finished level on 54 points, with the former boasting a superior goal difference, though rules dictated a winner-takes-all play-off. Bologna secured a famous 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to take the title. Liverpool vs Arsenal (1989) Perhaps the most famous winner-takes-all showdown in European title-race history.
The two teams had been due to meet a month earlier, but the fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the Hillsborough Disaster, in which 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives. Rearranged to late May, the teams were split by only three points ahead of the Anfield encounter. Liverpool led the table, while Arsenal required a win by two or more goals to overhaul the Reds at the summit.