Celtic win historic treble-treble with Scottish Cup win
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Scottish Cup Final REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
(Reuters) - Scottish champions Celtic fought back from a goal down to beat Heart of Midlothian 2-1 in the Scottish Cup final to clinch an unprecedented 'treble-treble' at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Saturday.
Celtic have now won all three domestic trophies on offer -- the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup -- for the third consecutive year.
Celtic won the League Cup in December, beating Aberdeen 1-0 in the final, and sealed their eighth consecutive league title earlier this month.
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Scott Brown and team mates celebrate with the trophy after winning the Scottish Cup Final REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
"You'll never see this again," Celtic boss Neil Lennon, who succeeded Brendan Rodgers in February, told the BBC. "In footballing parlance, it's impossible (to put this into words). That's nine trophies out of nine, it's remarkable."
Ryan Edwards gave Celtic a scare with a goal for Hearts in the 52nd minute but French striker Odsonne Edouard grabbed a brace, the second a penalty, to give Lennon's side victory and a place in history.
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Scott Brown and Mikael Lustig celebrate with the trophy after winning the Scottish Cup Final Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic manager Neil Lennon celebrates with the trophy after winning the Scottish Cup Final Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Scott Brown celebrates with his medal after winning the Scottish Cup Final Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Odsonne Edouard celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Russell CheyneSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Odsonne Edouard scores their second goal REUTERS/Russell CheyneSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Hearts' Peter Haring in action with Celtic's Scott Sinclair REUTERS/Russell CheyneSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's James Forrest shoots at goal REUTERS/Russell CheyneSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Scott Brown in action with Hearts' Jake Mulraney REUTERS/Russell CheyneSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Hearts' Steven MacLean in action with Celtic's Kristoffer Ajer Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Mikey Johnston in action with Hearts' Michael Smith Action Images via Reuters/Lee SmithSoccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Heart of Midlothian v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 25, 2019 Celtic's Odsonne Edouard scores their first goal from the penalty spot Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
