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Celtic captain Scott Brown says he and his team-mates want to retain their Scottish Premiership title on the pitch as the midfielder revealed his preference for the 2019-20 season to be
played to its conclusion. The Hoops sat 13 points clear of second-placed Rangers, well on course for a record-equalling ninth consecutive top-flight crown, when the season was brought to a
sudden halt last month by the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA is committed to leagues being completed but Europe’s governing body says “special cases” will be considered, potentially paving the
way for the Scottish Professional Football League to void the Premiership season. You may like The SPFL has been afforded the right by a vote of its members to conclude the top-flight
campaign but is consulting with clubs before making a decision. With eight games left in the season, Brown insists he would not be satisfied by matters being decided off the pitch, even
though Celtic would collect the title. “Obviously our preference is to play the games because we want finish the season. Everybody wants to play, it’s our job and what we love to do,” Brown
told Sky Sports. “We want the season to finish so we can play out all the games and we can get the trophy. We think that if we continue playing the way we were playing, we could extend our
lead at the top.” The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. > A photo posted by on Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday that
even matches behind closed doors could be a problem, because they may lead people to congregate together in groups to watch. Brown added: “[We are] trying to stay as fit as possible and
doing the programmes that the club has been sending us and trying to stay as safe as possible like everyone else. “It’s a terrible situation we’re in, but we’re all trying to stay as
positive as we can.”