Celtic starts title defense with 1-0 win over Dundee

Celtic secured a 1-0 victory against Dundee at Celtic Park on August 3, marking the start of their Scottish Premiership title defense. Benjamin Nygren scored the decisive goal with a header in the 52nd minute, benefiting from a cross by Kieran Tierney. Despite Celtic's victory, they faced challenges, with Kasper Hogh missing several scoring opportunities and goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo making a critical save to deny Dundee a late equalizer. The triumph allowed Celtic to capitalize on slip-ups by rivals Rangers and Hearts earlier in the weekend. Celtic will need to improve their performance ahead of their upcoming Champions League qualifier against LASK in two and a half weeks.