Resilient Celtic time run perfectly to win race after eight-month chase
There's leaving it late - then there is this. Daizen Maeda was the man again. Maeda and the comeback boy Callum Osmand, who delivered the cross for his Japanese team-mate in his first game since early November.
Resilience, in other words. Maeda has been an electrifying force these past weeks; full of energy and bite and goals. He came alive when his team needed him, scoring in each of his past five league games.
Seven goals in that run. The man was in tears afterwards, utterly spent, completely overcome. Celtic celebrate after clinching title on dramatic final day For much of the day, Celtic had been true to their season-long form, lacking in threat, creativity and accuracy.
Hearts coped with them easily for the longest time. After more than half an hour, Celtic had registered zero shots on target and had just two touches of the ball in Hearts' penalty area. So far, so good for the wannabe disruptors.
And then, so much better. Lawrence Shankland's back-post header put them ahead. It was their first attempt on target all day.