For eight months Celtic chased Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Eight months, a game of catch-up for 32 games, 2,880 on-field minutes, 48 hours. They stayed in the fight, somehow. Kicking and screaming, they won matches they looked like they weren't going to win, dug out key goals in the dying seconds, triumphed over their own mediocrity at times, driven on by Martin O'Neill. Somewhere in the city, somebody is chiselling away at a statue of the 74-year-old. Somewhere in the city you hope, also, that security people are poring over footage of Celtic fans on the pitch. The invasion was an outpouring of emotion but it careered so far over the line as to be an outrage. An investigation will be launched; swift and with proper punishments, you'd hope. Certainly, Hearts staff were enraged. They got on their bus and got out of there as fast as they could. They deserved a whole better than that. We'll be hearing plenty more about those scenes.

The Frenchman has faced scrutiny over his commitment to the club in recent weeks while an online petition calling for 'Mbappe Out' attracted tens of millions of signatures. The 27-year-old superstar is Madrid's top scorer this season with 41 goals in 41 games in all competitions. But the club have endured another year without silverware, leading to rumblings of discontent which only grew louder as they lost to rivals Barcelona on Sunday - a result which saw Barca crowned league champions. Earlier this week club president Florentino Perez gave a rare and explosive news conference in which he went on the attack against those he said were trying to undermine the club. The criticism aimed at Mbappe intensified when pictures showing him on a yacht in Sardinia - the player had been given time off to recover from injury - emerged as Real Madrid were playing a match against Espanyol. Mbappe returned from his thigh injury as a 69th-minute substitute on Thursday, to be greeted by loud whistles. It wasnt the only show of unhappiness - stewards removed a banner from fans which read "Florentino go now". Mbappe appeared to laugh off the jeers and when asked about it after the game told reporters: "The whistles... that's life, you can't change the opinion of the people when they are angry. "It's the life of a Real Madrid player and a famous player like me. "Footballers don't always have to understand, they have to accept and look forward and change the situation." But there were cheers on the night too - when Gonzalo Garcia put Madrid in front shortly before half-time and when Jude Bellingham added a late second against the already relegated visitors.

The England forward put the hosts ahead before Ferran Torres got the second with a fine finish as Hansi Flick's side cruised to victory in El Clasico at the Nou Camp. Both players ran to their head coach when they scored after his father passed away at the weekend. Barcelona are now seven titles behind record winners Real after claiming Spain's top flight in back-to-back seasons. They have gone on an 11-game winning run in La Liga to coast to the title and lead their rivals by an unassailable 14 points. Barcelona's imperious home form has helped them to the title, as this was their 18th victory from 18 games in front of their own fans. On-loan Manchester United forward Rashford got them off to a perfect start when he whipped an early free-kick into the top corner past Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, whose faint touch could not keep the ball out. A superb move in the 18th minute - with Dani Olmo's clever flick setting up Torres to fire home - doubled their lead. Aurelien Tchouameni started the game for Real days after he was involved in an altercation with team-mate Federico Valverde, who was concussed during the argument and missed the game. Under-pressure Real manager Alvaro Arbeloa could not inspire his side, with Gonzalo Garcia failing to get one of their few chances on target in the first half. Rashford had an opportunity for his second but was denied by a fine save by Courtois. Vinicius Junior did get in on Barcelona's goal in the second half but goalkeeper Joan Garcia closed him down. Chants of "Championes, Championes" rang around the revamped Nou Camp as the clock ticked down to confirmation that the home side had retained their La Liga crown, with Robert Lewandowski coming close to making it 3-0 late on.

Arsenal had been frustrated by the struggling Hammers until Trossard, who struck the woodwork twice within seconds in the first half, broke the deadlock when his shot deflected in off Tomas Soucek with seven minutes left. It came moments after a vital save by Arsenal keeper David Raya from Mateus Fernandes, the victory putting Arsenal five points ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand. West Ham thought they had equalised deep into stoppage time but Callum Wilson's strike was ruled out for a foul on Raya after a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) examination, much to the fury of the home supporters. This may yet go down as the most consequential VAR call in Premier League history so far, such are the ramifications at both ends of the table. It meant joy unconfined for Arsenal, but for West Ham the contrast could not be greater as they are in the relegation places, one point behind Tottenham Hotspur, having played a game more. Arsenal dominated the opening exchanges but lost momentum when manager Mikel Arteta surprisingly moved Declan Rice to right-back after Ben White went off with a knee injury. Rice returned to his more familiar midfield role in the second half, but West Ham gained confidence and it needed that crucial save from keeper Raya - who had earlier saved from Taty Castellanos' header - to deny Fernandes from from point-blank range when he looked certain to score. Trossard then made his vital intervention and Wilson's goal was disallowed for the foul on Raya, meaning Arsenal - who have already reached the Champions League Final - close in on their first title for 22 years.

Pep Guardiola's side faltered on Monday with a 3-3 draw at Everton, but recovered by scoring three times in the second half against the Bees to put the pressure back on the table-toppers City must now wait to find out the impact of their victory - Mikel Arteta's men will be aiming to re-establish their five-point advantage against relegation-threatened West Ham on Sunday. Belgium international Jeremy Doku was the brightest player on the pitch and could have scored in the opening two minutes when he forced Caoimhin Kelleher into a low save, before clipping in a cross that Erling Haaland headed wide. City were left frustrated in the first half, with Haaland also sending a header straight at Kelleher before another goalbound effort was blocked by Kristoffer Ajer. But they grabbed the break on the hour mark when Doku cut inside and curled a sublime finish into the far corner, just as he did late on against Everton on Monday to rescue a point for his side. Haaland scrambled in a second with 15 minutes remaining to bring relief around Etihad Stadium, then substitute Omar Marmoush added a late third. But the visitors had caused City issues earlier on. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma flapped at Michael Kayode's long throw and the ball was cleared off the line, while a dangerous inswinging free-kick from Mathias Jensen had to be pushed away by the Italy captain. Donnarumma also had to react sharply to claw out Igor Thiago's effort at the near post in the second half, but the City keeper preserved a clean sheet to leave the Bees eighth in the table.