Celtic clinch title, Engels fires back at doubters

May 19, 2026

Champions again

Celtic are Scottish Premiership champions. Your team secured the title with a dominant win over Hearts in the decider, crushing any hopes of a fairytale elsewhere (1). The league is yours once more.

Engels: 'Everyone had written us off'

Arne Engels said the doubters only made this one sweeter. "Everyone had basically written us off," the midfielder said after winning his second title with Celtic. He called this one "very special" given how many counted the team out (2).

Sources

1. theguardian.com — David Squires on … Celtic crushing Hearts’ hopes of a Scottish fairytale
2. sporza.be — "Iedereen had ons eigenlijk al afgeschreven": Arne Engels geniet na van tweede en "heel bijzondere" titel met Celtic

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