When Inter Milan and Bayern Munich face off next weekend in the UEFA Champions League final, both clubs will be chasing history.
Both clubs completed the 'double' this season by winning their respective league cups and wrapping up their domestic league titles this past weekend, and the winner of the Champions League title will match the 1999 Manchester United team by winning the unprecedented 'treble'.
Both clubs completed the 'double' this season by winning their respective league cups and wrapping up their domestic league titles this past weekend, and the winner of the Champions League title will match the 1999 Manchester United team by winning the unprecedented 'treble'.
Inter Milan stayed on course for the Treble after wrapping up a fifth consecutive Serie A title on the final day of the Italian season.
Jose Mourinho's side protected their two-point lead over second-place Roma after a 1-0 away win at Siena. While Roma won 2-0 away at Chievo, Inter secured their victory thanks to Diego Milito's second-half goal.
Earlier this month Inter beat Roma to win the Italian Cup.
Inter's achievement of winning five scudettos in a row equals the record set by Juventus in the 1930s but one of Inter's championships could yet be struck off.
"The motivation of this squad has been to put all our force into every match of this championship. In the end the best team has won," 36-year-old captain Javier Zanetti told Sky TV.
Bayern Munich stayed on course for the Treble after winning the German Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory over holders Werder Bremen in Berlin.
Arjen Robben's first-half penalty put Bayern ahead, with goals from Ivica Olic, Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger completing the rout.
It was Bayern's 15th Cup victory and their eighth domestic Double.
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