It certainly wasn’t pretty, in truth it was a hard slog, but in the end we earned an ever so valuable three points that could prove absolutely crucial in the destination of the Scottish Premiership trophy…
Kieran Tierney celebrates. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Hearts, theRangers and Motherwell all had good reason to back Aberdeen’s attempt at upsetting the tired looking Champions last night but through grit and determination and Benjamin Nygren’s eye for goal, Celtic left Pittodrie with the mission accomplished as Martin O’Neill got set to watch back the match on the bus back to Glasgow.
Games like this are what you need to face in the midst of a title battle. A team off form at the wrong end of the table, at home in a midweek clash needing the points just as badly. This is a time for mental strength as well as ability, and we proved we possessed those traits when the final whistle sounded last night.
After racing out the traps with a spring in our step, we grabbed an early lead thanks to Kieran Tierney who is slowly turning into something of a goal machine, with the Pittodrie effort his 5th of the season.
Kieran Tierney celebrates. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
As always with this Celtic side, there was a lull in our game as we allowed the Dons to grab a foothold given them some much needed confidence, and they soon grabbed an equaliser courtesy of Kevin Nesbit spot kick. We can argue over the softness of the award, but yet again we shot ourselves in the foot.
That seemed to knock the stuffing out of the men in green and white, and from then on in we didn’t really look like getting anything out of the game, although the Dons were hardly threatening, but we did have Viljami Sinisalo to thank for keeping the scores level just after the restart as he turned a point blank goal bound header over the bar, it really was a truly wonderful save, one that I doubt Kasper Schmeichel would have stopped.
Aberdeen equalise – Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Even on their soft penalty, had the ball gone to his right hand side as he’d guessed, it looked like it would have been saved.
Benjamin Nygren scores. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
We then did what champions do, and found a way thanks to that man Benjamin Nygren once again. The Swede notched his 15th goal of the season not long after coming on as a substitute.
VAR check – Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
It was a neatly worked goal, and despite a short nervy VAR check, the goal correctly stood, and would prove ever so vital, as it turned out to be the winner, a goal that moved us into second place ahead of theRangers, five points closer to current leaders Hearts.
It wasn’t pretty, but we ground out a result the hard way, and at this stage of the season, that’s all that really matters. Now the focus turns to the Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox and the return of the Free Broomloan before we take on Motherwell at Celtic Park.
Brian Wilson, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay at Pittodrie. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
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