"With Rangers now arithmetically out of the running after three consecutive losses, it is down to Hearts and defending champions Celtic. The Edinburgh side will be crowned champions of Scotland for the first time since 1960 if they beat Falkirk and Celtic lose at Motherwell on Wednesday. Any other combination of results and it will go to the final game of the season, on Saturday, when the top two face off at Parkhead. Potentially epic."
""I've just assumed Celtic are going to win the game," Hearts head coach Derek McInnes said on Tuesday. "I've had it in my head that we're going to the last game." "We're all guilty of talking a really good game," Celtic interim boss Martin O'Neill said later in the day. "You have to do it on the pitch.""
""Any of that kind of talk... I understand it," McInnes said. "It's nice to hear 'Hearts could win the league at Tynecastle' because I don't know how many people have been able to say that in their lifetime. "But the likelihood is, if we're going to win the league, we're going to have to win two games or certainly pick up four points from the next two games. "The team meeting will just be about this game and no distractions other than that.""
Rangers are mathematically out of the Scottish Premiership title race after three straight defeats. The contest now involves Hearts and defending champions Celtic. Hearts can win the league for the first time since 1960 if they beat Falkirk and Celtic lose to Motherwell on Wednesday. Other result combinations would push the title decision to the final day, when Hearts and Celtic meet at Parkhead. Hearts have led much of the season, but the situation is unfamiliar for the club. Coaches and players emphasize focusing on the next match and avoiding distractions, while acknowledging that winning the title likely requires strong results across the remaining fixtures.
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