What is the Treble in football and which teams have won it?

THEY say three is the magic number – and it certainly will be if Manchester City complete the Treble tonight.

Pep Guardiola’s men have been unstoppable in the second half of this campaign.

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City humiliated Real Madrid in the Champions League to reach tonight’s final against Inter, and they’ve already won the Premier League and FA Cup.

But what is the footballing treble and has anyone pulled it off before?

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What is a football Treble?

In technical terms, a footballing Treble is when a club side wins three trophies in a season – but there are different types of trebles.

A domestic Treble is when a team lifts their league title, and two cups within their country.

So for the English sides, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup would be classed as winning the domestic Treble.

However, the ‘proper’ Treble that Manchester City are chasing is labelled as the continental Treble.

A team would need to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League to achieve the Treble.

What teams have won the Treble before?

Manchester City will be looking to join a list of superior teams who have achieved the continental Treble before them including their bitter local rivals.

Manchester United’s feat in 1999 is widely seen as the greatest achievement in English football history and catapulted the club to an enormous level of popularity.

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• Bayern Munich x2 – Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League – 2012/13 and 2019/20
• Barcelona x2 – La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League – 2008/09 and 2014/15
• Inter Milan – Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League – 2009/10
• Manchester United – Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League – 1998/99
• PSV – Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, European Cup – 1987/88
• Ajax – Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, European – 1971/72
• Celtic – Scottish League, Scottish Cup, European Cup – 1966/67

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