Celtic have been boosted. We still need to be flawless.

Boom. Celtic got the results it wanted this weekend.

Sevco lost 3-2 at home to Motherwell and now sit third in the league. Celtic are second. Hearts remain top after beating Hibernian 2-1, but the pressure on them is growing too.

So, what does all of this mean for Celtic and the title race?

Does Celtic still have a chance to grasp a fifth title in a row?

Hell yes, although it is both simple and complicated at the same time. Sevco dropped three points and fell back. Hearts beat Hibernian and stayed first albeit they needed a late goal against nine men. But Celtic are still there, still breathing, still close enough to make the whole thing interesting.

To me, it depends on Celtic’s will to win the title. It depends on whether this group has enough mental strength, enough hunger and enough power to beat Hibernian, Sevco and Hearts when it matters most.

It is most certainly looking better than it was though.

The recent results have dramatically altered the Scottish Premiership title race. They have handed Celtic a major boost and although we are just three points off the top spot, with their destiny still firmly in their own hands, our rivals look rocky.

Sevco losing at home to Motherwell and Hearts beating Hibernian means this title race is now more intense and more strenuous. It is a three-way battle although yesterday means that it might be a two-way battle by the time the next series of games ends.

Aye, I call it a battle, because this is something Hearts and Sevco both want badly, and Celtic have to show everyone who the throne belongs to.

So, what is the impact?

By virtue of Sevco dropping points at Ibrox, Celtic have moved into second place with 70 points. The Ibrox club are now third on 69. Hearts remain the league leaders with 73 points.

But Celtic hammered Falkirk 3-1 on Saturday, and St Mirren 6-2 the previous week, which means they are now only three points behind the summit. We have scored nine goals in two matches; we’ve found our shooting boots again.

The most important thing is this: Celtic still have to play both the Ibrox club and Hearts before the season ends. That means they have the opportunity to directly overtake both rivals. But only if they use that chance properly.

As I see it, there are moments in a season when everything feels like it is drifting away, and then, out of nowhere, the league throws you a lifeline.

Yesterday felt like that. The Ibrox club losing 3-2 to Motherwell does not suddenly fix everything for Celtic. It does not erase the frustration of the season. It does not wipe away the bad performances, the dropped points or the mistakes.

But it changes the feeling. Sometimes, in a title race, that feeling matters more than anything. It grows out of the stands and lifts the players.

If Sevco are capable of losing to Motherwell at this stage, then the cracks are there. Pressure does strange things in Scottish football. It tightens legs, clouds decisions and turns certainties into chaos.

Hearts winning matters. Hearts are not making up the numbers. They are pushing, taking points and making every match feel heavier for everyone around them. They refuse to accept defeat; that’s admirable. But they rode their luck yesterday.

I won’t kid myself. This is not Celtic cruising back into control. It is not that simple. We have left ourselves with work to do, and quite possibly too much of it. The points dropped earlier in the season still hang over us. I feel that frustration sitting heavy, because Celtic should not be relying on favours. Celtic should be the team setting the pace, not chasing shadows.

But football does not care about what should have happened. It only deals in what is in front of you. Right now, what is in front of Celtic is a crack. Small, but real.

If the Ibrox club can falter like that at this stage, under this kind of pressure, then they are weaker than their fans think. That aura is not there. You can see it. Games that should be routine suddenly become battles. Decisions get rushed. Confidence wobbles.

And Hearts? They are making themselves a proper factor. They are not background noise.

Hearts are taking points, adding pressure and forcing everyone else to look over their shoulder. But … they are vulnerable. And this is precisely the point in the season where the pressure is going to become choking.

That’s why we’re hanging on, but still in it.

For me, the equation is still brutally clear. We have no cushion. We have to be flawless. No more drifting into games or more switching off after going ahead. No more soft goals that undo good work. We need the intensity from the first whistle to the last. Fast starts. Sharp passing. Aggression in the press. Make teams feel it when they come up against us. Make them know they are in for a long, long night.

More than anything, it is about mentality.

We need the players who understand what this moment is. Five in a row is not just another title. It is a statement; dominance stamped across seasons. It is history people remember. I trust our players to recognise it.

You don’t stumble into that. You grab it and fight for it and refuse to let it slip.

I feel it myself, that mix of belief and doubt pulling in different directions. Part of me thinks Celtic have left it too late. But another part, that stubborn, hopeful part, keeps asking the same question. “What if?”

What if this is the turning point? Is this where it swings? Because I have seen Celtic in moments like this before. When the pressure is highest, when everything looks like it is slipping, that is when this club has sometimes found something extra. Something that cannot be measured in stats or tactics.

So what does yesterday mean?

Do Celtic still have a chance at five in a row?

Aye, we do. It is narrow and fragile. It demands perfection from here on out. But it is there. As long as it is there, I am holding on to it.

Yesterday was a good day in a good weekend.

Three more of them please, Celtic. Three more of them to bring this title back home.

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