The Scottish Cup semi-final appeared in the fixture list prior to Celtic's post-split matches, but the cup game left fans with more questions than answers about this side.
There is no doubt that it felt at times during that match that the double dream could be over, and there was a genuine sense of relief when Celtic stumbled through to the final.
Celtic's performance wasn't good enough on the day, but we were clinical in the penalty shoot-out, and Joe Hart went from zero to hero over the space of two spot-kicks. Celtic were through to the final and the Scottish Cup endeavours were parked for a few weeks.
As much as the title-race momentum may be in Celtic's favour at the moment, the manner in which Brendan Rodgers' side squeezed through against ninth-placed Aberdeen was a timey reminder that this title fight is going to be far from plain-sailing.
Whilst we may have been analysing the fixture split, picking out where the Hoops could realistically lift the league title, that semi-final showed that the potential for Celtic to slip up in any of their remaining fixtures is still there, and no match is a guaranteed win.
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Losing late goals far too Often
Part of the reason Celtic have dropped so many points this season has been the loss of so many late goals.
On some occasions, Celtic have fought back despite these late goals, with the dramatic win at Fir Park earlier in the season as well as the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden being proof of that.
On the flip-side, Adam Idah put Celtic 3-2 up against Rangers at Ibrox in the 87th minute last month, but we failed to hold on. Similarly, back in February, we lost the lead to Kilmarnock in the 92nd minute.
These four dropped points would have had Celtic seven clear at the top of the table right now with one eye on a title-win against Rangers at Celtic Park. Instead, every minute of every game will be a tense affair as Celtic look to keep ticking off those wins towards the championship.
Killing off games when we can
A factor that ties into losing late goals is that Celtic need to kill games off when they can. They can't afford to take their foot off the gas when they go a goal ahead, or even two. We have shown time and time again this season that there is still potential for a collapse.
Look at the weekend's game against Dundee as the most recent example. When James Forrest put us 2-0 up, we should have controlled the remaining 23 minutes and pushed to extend the lead. Instead, we conceded seven minutes later, then gave Dundee an opportunity to really knock our title aspirations off track in the 93rd minute. Thankfully for our porous defence, Michael Mellon's free header at the back post only nestled into Joe Hart's side netting.
When Celtic are in the driving seat and in control of a game, they must go for the jugular and kill the game off much like they did under Ange Postecoglou. There will be moments like this in the remaining fixtures, and we cannot afford to rest on our laurels.
Anyone can have an off day
Anyone in this Celtic team can have a bad performance, even the players we least expect. We have witnessed Kyogo Furuhashi go through drops in form this season, with Callum McGregor showing that even he can be prone to a bad game here and there.
At Hampden Park, it was a rare off-day for Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic looked a lot worse off because of this.
There are still plenty of factors that could swing this title race out of Celtic's favour, and we have seen this season that there is still potential for Celtic to drop more points. Now is the time for our leaders - Joe Hart, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Callum McGregor, and Kyogo Furuhashi - to take control of games and pull this Celtic side over the line to a league and Scottish Cup double.
James McKenzie // @JamesWHMcKenzie