Find out the 7 teams in history to win the treble before Manchester City

Pep Guardiola finally led Manchester City to European glory and in the process, the coveted treble, 12 years after winning the trophy with Barcelona.

Winning the treble in football terms simply means winning three trophies at the end of the season. However for a team to win a continental treble, they must win a domestic double and a European trophy as well. 

Generally speaking, a team is said to have won the continental treble when they win their domestic league title, main domestic cup competition, and main continental competition.

In history there have only been 8 teams to achieve this historic feat, 7 before Manchester City's hard-fought win against Inter Milan put them in illustrious company.

Winning the treble is extremely difficult which explains why only a handful of teams have ever achieved the feat.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich remain the only two teams to have ever won the treble twice while Manchester City and Manchester United are the only English teams to complete such a historic feat.