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Celtic clinch historic quadruple-treble with shootout win in Scottish Cup

Football - Scottish Cup - Final - Celtic v Heart of Midlothian - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 20, 2020. Celtic's Scott Brown celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the Scottish Cup final. [REUTERS/Russell Cheyne]

Scottish champions Celtic beat Heart of Midlothian 4-3 on penalties in the Scottish Cup final on Sunday to clinch an unprecedented fourth successive domestic treble and ease some of the pressure on beleaguered manager Neil Lennon.

The 2019-20 Scottish Cup final was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which ended the Premiership season early with Celtic declared league champions.

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