PSG desperate to join Lisbon Lions 'club of one' as Luis Enrique eyes equalling astonishing Celtic team
Luis Enrique's team are hoping to become the first time to win four major trophies in a single season since Celtic in 1967.
Paris Saint-Germain could match a unprecedented record set by Celtic 58 years ago if they can down Inter Milan in the Champions League final to claim a quadruple. .
Celtic are the only team in world football to have claimed four major trophies in one season when they became the first ever British team to win the European Cup in 1967 after they famously edged out Inter 2-1 in Lisbon.
They also won the Scottish title by three points ahead of Rangers, the Scottish Cup against Aberdeen and the League Cup against Rangers.
In fact, the Hoops walked away with FIVE trophies in that campaign, having also defeated Partick Thistle in the final of the Glasgow Cup.
Although plenty teams have won trebles down the years, Celtic's haul of lifting four major honours in one season has remained unrivalled.
However, Luis Enrique's PSG could now equal that feat, and they'll have to beat Inter in Saturday's showpiece final at the Allianz Arena in Munich to do it.
The Spaniard's side romped home to another Ligue 1 title - winning the championship by finishing 19 points clear of Marseille.
After lifting the Trophees des Champions (French Super Cup) against Qatar earlier in the season, the Paris giants completed a domestic treble by dispatching Reims 3-0 in the final of the Coupe de France last weekend.
And if they can go one better by doing the business in Bavaria on Saturday, then they will draw level with the record set by Jock Stein and Celtic's all-conquering side nearly 60 years ago.
PSG have never won the Champions League, despite boasting superstars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in recent seasons.
They reached the final in the 2019/20 season, only to fall to a 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich with former Parisians winger Kingsley Coman bagging the winner.
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