Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen: Patrick Roberts scores twice for champions as Ronny Deila's men win fifth-straight Scottish top-flight title
- Patrick Roberts fired Celtic into a two-goal lead on seven and 20 minutes with two sublime strikes
- Mikael Lustig added a third for the Scottish giants from close range shortly after half-time on Sunday afternoon
- Niall McGinn and Andrew Considine replied for Aberdeen to make it a nervy ending at Celtic Park
- The win seals Celtic's fifth-straight top-flight crown - with the club 12 points ahead of Aberdeen with two games left
It was a game, an afternoon, which summed up a season. Aberdeen started playing when they were three goals down, falling short in the end. Celtic, a team with all the resilience of plated glass, found themselves in a winning position and came close to shattering it.
The home team reached the promised land of Five-in-a-Row in the end. Against Aberdeen in Glasgow’s east end, they usually do. Anyone seeking the reasons green and white ribbons adorn the league trophy for a fifth successive year can start with the fact this was a 22nd successive home league win over the Pittodrie club.
Aberdeen last beat Celtic three times in a season back in 1990/91; the last time they came close to winning the league.
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