As the world eagerly anticipates the UEFA Champions League final between Serie A champions Juventus and La Liga winners Barcelona, we take a look at how both clubs can create history.
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With the pair already completing a domestic double already this season, the winners on Saturday afternoon will become only the eighth team to complete an League, domestic cup and Champions League treble.
Celtic were the first club to complete such an historic feat in 1967, which was replicated by Dutch duo Ajax and PSV in 1972 and 1988 respectively.
Take a look at the last four teams to have managed this magnificent achievement:
Manchester United -1999
The Red Devils became the first-ever English side to win the treble in 1999 and they achieved it in such dramatic fashion.
After being crowned champions of England by finishing just a point ahead of Arsenal on the final day of the season, the two would go head-to-head in the FA Cup semi-final where a stunning solo effort from Ryan Giggs settled the tie in extra-time of the replay.
Victory over Bayern Munich in Champions League final was nothing short of memorable as two injury time goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær took them from the brink of losing to the joy of celebration in just a matter of moments.
Barcelona – 2009
The Catalan giants are course to emulate the 2009 squad and become the first team in history to achieve the treble on two seperate occasions.
Pep Guardiola led the club to a domestic double in his first season in charge of the senior team, but the way in which the feat was completed will forever live in the memory.
The brand of football on show in the Champions League final against Manchester United was nothing short of breathtaking as they cruised to a 2-0 victory in Rome and became the first Spanish team to complete a treble.
Inter Milan – 2010
Jose Mourinho was the mastermind behind an spectacular season for the Italian giants in 2010, in what may go down as the Portuguese manager’s greatest achievement to date.
Inter were already top dogs in Italy when Mourinho arrived in 2008, but after clinching the domestic double two years later, attentions turned to Europe’s biggest prize.
After a stunning defensive performance in the semi-final second leg against the defending champions at the Camp Nou, a brace in the final from Diego Milito against Bayern Munich sealed the treble for the Nerazzurri.
Bayern Munich – 2013
After watching two teams inflict defeat on them to clinch the treble, the Germans finally created a piece of history at Wembley in 2012.
With Borussia Dortmund cleaning up domestically in the previous season, Jupp Heynckes’s side responded in great fashion a year later and won the Bundesliga title by a massive 25 points.
The German cup was attained with victory in the final over Stuttgart before Arjen Robben’s late goal clinched the Champions League against Dortmund and completed the clean sweep of trophies.