There will be those who will insist that Celtic winning the title has been a foregone conclusion for a number of weeks, maybe even months, but the pressure remained on Ange Postecoglouand his side after they drew 1-1 with Rangers at the start of the month.
Nevertheless, going behind early to Hearts in the following game sharpened their focus and after eventually prevailing 4-1 against the third-placed team, it left just a point being required from their closing double-header.
Although Postecoglou would have preferred to see off Dundee United in style, a 1-1 draw did not take anything away from the celebrations which followed as Celtic went some way to making up for the disappointment of last season.
Even though a domestic treble was denied by Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, this has been a hugely successful campaign for Celtic, and they now have the Champions League group stages to look forward to in September.
Despite being confirmed as champions, Postecoglou and his Celtic side will want to extend their unbeaten streak in the league to 32 matches this weekend.
All things considered, Motherwell have under-performed for a number of months, leaving Graham Alexander to chase fourth position over a potential bid for third.
An 11-game winless streak left the Steelmen fortunate to still remain in the top six, but they have at least responded with a much stronger end to the campaig
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Wednesday’s 2-1 triumph against Hearts made it three wins in six outings, guaranteeing a top-five finish and leaving them another three points from seeing off Dundee United’s challenge for fourth.
That success represented the first time since December that Motherwell had posted back-to-back wins in the top flight, and Alexander will hope that further momentum can be built ahead of next season with a win being enough to enter the Europa Conference League at the third qualifying round stage.
