Maeda's Euro goal in the Old Firm and total "madness" in Scotland before the last 180 minutes

The pressure of the fact that the Scottish champions since 1985 have been none other than Celtic and Rangers threatens to swallow Hearts as well.

The Edinburgh club entered the season finale with three points more than Celtic and four more than the Police, having written off a Glasgow team with a victory over Rangers in the last round, but failed to defeat Motherwell in this one (1:1).

Celtic took advantage of all of this, and with a victory over Rangers (3:1) in the iconic "Old Form" (3:1), they came within a point of "Hearts". There are only two rounds left, and the final round brings the clash of the "green and white" and Hearts at "Celtic Park". It could hardly have been more interesting.

"Nothing is over yet, Celtic still have to climb to the top of the mountain. Maybe we won't make it in the end, who knows? But it's been a fantastic effort from my team so far, and we have great fans who have led us to victories many times," said the legendary Martin O'Neill.

Celtic achieved their triumph in the biggest derby in Scottish football on the wings of Daizen Maeda, who scored two goals, the second of which was phenomenal - the brilliant Japanese player lifted the ball himself for a spectacular scissors kick.

The start of the game, however, did not promise a party at Celtic Park, as Mikey Moore put the visitors ahead in the 9th minute. Along with Maeda, Celtic have another excellent Asian player, and Yang Hyun-Jun from Korea brought them back into the game before the break.

In the second half of the game, the stage was set only for Maeda - the guy from Osaka first put Celtic in the lead in the 53rd minute, and four minutes later we put an end to the "Old Firm" with a pair of scissors.

The Scottish champion will be crowned next weekend, with one round of fixtures taking place on Wednesday. Celtic play away to Motherwell before their clash with Hearts, while the Edinburgh side host Falkirk.

"The midweek game will be extremely difficult, Motherwell are a great team," added O'Neill, the Celtic manager who returned as interim coach in October to replace Brendan Rodgers, and then in January succeeded Wilfried Nancy, who stayed for just 33 days.