{"id":582645,"date":"2026-05-14T00:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T00:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/582645\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T00:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T00:21:11","slug":"eilidh-barbour-shares-hearts-fans-feelings-inside-tynecastle-after-celtics-winner-at-motherwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/582645\/","title":{"rendered":"Eilidh Barbour shares Hearts fans’ feelings inside Tynecastle after Celtic\u2019s winner at Motherwell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This season is just beyond anything anyone would have imagined. <\/p>\n

Crazy, crazy, crazy. Celtic\u2019s<\/a> title hopes are still in their hands after a winner right at the death against Motherwell on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Hearts were beating Falkirk 3-0, they had the game signed, sealed and delivered. The Premiership title, more or less, heading in their direction. Then Kelechi Iheanacho netted a late winner<\/a> at Fir Park.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports had broadcast both games simultaneously, but their main team was at Tynecastle, with presenter Eilidh Barbour sharing that there was an air of \u2018deflation\u2019 inside the stadium once that Celtic winner went in. <\/p>\n

Barbour: \u201cWhat a night. It\u2019s incredible. We have seen Hearts do what they needed to do. It almost feels a little bit deflated in this stadium when that penalty went in at Fir Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for Hearts, they did what they had to do. They still have that point advantage. They still need to go to Celtic Park<\/a> and get something. They don\u2019t have to win the game, and that\u2019s where they have a slight advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

What a result! Thoughts on this Celtic fans!!! \ud83d\udc47 <\/p>\n

WOW!!!!<\/p>\n

\"Motherwell \"MotherwellPhoto by Zak Mauger\/Getty ImagesJohn Robertson says Celtic\u2019s late win against Motherwell is \u2018gut-wrenching\u2019 for Hearts<\/p>\n

Hearts legend John Robertson had his heartache at missing out on the title during his playing days, and now he is witnessing it as a fan. <\/p>\n

If the game had remained 2-2, then Celtic would have needed to have beaten Hearts by four goals on Saturday afternoon to become champions of Scotland<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But now, everything has flipped on its head, because a win would mean that Martin O\u2019Neill has kept the title at Parkhead. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Robertson stated that Iheanacho\u2019s penalty kick<\/a> was \u2018gut-wrenching\u2019 for him. <\/p>\n

Given that this is Hearts\u2019 last home game of the season, the players were still on the pitch post-match, with their families, thanking the fans for their support. <\/p>\n

But as Barbour pointed out on Sky Sports Football, the feeling changed inside the stadium. <\/p>\n

Barbour: \u201cWhat a night. It\u2019s incredible. We have seen Hearts do what they needed to do. It almost feels a little bit deflated in this stadium when that penalty went in at Fir Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for Hearts, they did what they had to do. They still have that point advantage. They still need to go to Celtic Park and get something. They don\u2019t have to win the game, and that\u2019s where they have a slight advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robertson: \u201cI said at the start, I thought both teams would win. It looked like Hearts had done their business here 3-0. It looked like it was going to finish 2-2 between Celtic and Hearts. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou are talking about the last kick of the game. It feels like a defeat. Gut-wrenching. To go to Celtic Park with a six-goal advantage, meaning Celtic would have had to win 3-0 to win the title, it\u2019s a much bigger obstacle than having to go there and now have to avoid defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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