Martin O’Neill pushed back firmly after Celtic’s 1-0 win over Stuttgart when the question of the “real Celtic” was put to him. Celtic left Germany with pride restored on the night but out of the competition. Luke McCowan’s early strike set the tone. From there, it was about shape, discipline and hard running. Stuttgart had
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Rangers | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 56 |
| 3 | Celtic | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 50 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 39 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 30 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 29 |
| 9 | Dundee | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 27 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 23 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 21 |
| 12 | Livingston | 28 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 13 |
