The season of the underdog - and the underachiever

It has been a twelvemonth of nan underdog - and also, successful a mates of cases, nan underachiever.

Of nan 4 English men's teams to triumph awesome trophies this play - pinch Chelsea yet to play successful nan Uefa Conference League last - 3 of them ended agelong waits for silverware.

In nan Women's Champions League, Arsenal shocked Barcelona to assistance nan trophy while successful Scotland Aberdeen stunned Celtic successful nan Scottish Cup final.

And location person been astonishing winners elsewhere successful Europe too.

BBC Sport has a look.

Stina Blackstenius scored nan victor arsenic Arsenal stunned European giants Barcelona to triumph their first Women's Champions League title successful 18 years.

The Gunners were classed arsenic immense underdogs earlier nan match, pinch Barcelona having won 3 of nan past 4 European titles.

Barca had two-time Ballon d'Or winners Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas successful their line-up, and person dominated nine shot successful caller years.

Arsenal vanished 12 points down Womens Super League champions Chelsea this season, but nan Blues were thrashed by Barcelona 8-2 successful nan Champions League semi-finals.

First awesome trophy since: 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Newcastle, who will beryllium playing Champions League shot for nan 2nd clip successful 3 years adjacent season, couldn't precisely beryllium classed arsenic an underdog - but they person astir surely been an underachiever.

Their afloat deserved 2-1 Wembley triumph complete Liverpool to assistance nan Carabao Cup connected 16 March ended a 56-year hold for a trophy.

Those who do not count nan Inter-Cities Fairs Cup arsenic awesome silverware opportunity nan trophy drought had been 70 years - going backmost to nan Magpies' 1955 FA Cup victory.

Dan Burn and Alexander Isak were nan Magpies heroes this time.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United had won each nan League Cups since 2015.

First awesome trophy since: n/a

Crystal Palace went 1 amended than Newcastle erstwhile they stunned Manchester City 1-0 to triumph nan FA Cup last connected 17 May.

Eberechi Eze scored nan only goal, while Dean Henderson saved an Omar Marmoush penalty.

That was nan first awesome elite level trophy Palace had ever won.

No longer do Palace fans request to effort to count nan 1991 Zenith Data Systems Cup, a title that was launched erstwhile English teams were banned from Europe and which ran for 7 seasons.

It besides ensures them a European spot - successful nan Europa League - for nan first clip successful their history.

It was conscionable nan 4th clip since 1995 that a squad extracurricular nan alleged large six won nan FA Cup.

First awesome trophy since: 2008 League Cup

Like Newcastle, Tottenham are different underachieving squad who person flirted pinch awesome honours successful caller years without rather being capable to get complete nan line.

But Spurs - the nine pinch nan ninth-highest turnover successful nan world, external - ended their 17-year hold for a trophy erstwhile they beat Manchester United 1-0 to triumph nan Europa League successful Bilbao, pinch Brennan Johnson's extremity judge to spell down successful folklore.

It besides meant Ange Postecoglou remarkably made bully connected his early play - and much-ridiculed - declaration that he ever wins a trophy successful his 2nd play astatine a club.

It was only their 2nd trophy since nan move of nan Millennium and Spurs' first successful Europe since nan 1984 Uefa Cup.

And it intends that their worst play domestically since 1977-78 (when they were successful nan 2nd tier) ends pinch a spot successful nan Champions League, contempt finishing nan Premier League play successful 17th, only 1 spot supra nan relegation zone.

First awesome trophy since: 2014 Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen earned a sensational first Scottish Cup triumph successful 35 years erstwhile they beat Scottish champions Celtic connected penalties.

The daze triumph ended Celtic's hopes of a home treble and ended Aberdeen's tally of 4 consecutive defeats against them this season. They besides had nary triumph against Celtic successful their past 30 meetings.

Apart from nan Dons' League Cup occurrence successful 2014, Aberdeen's erstwhile awesome trophy came backmost successful nan 1995–96 season.

Sunderland will beryllium playing successful nan Premier League adjacent play aft beating Sheffield United 2-1 successful nan Championship play-off last astatine Wembley.

The Black Cats vanished 14 points down Chris Wilder's Blades successful nan regular run and were outplayed successful a one-sided first half.

But, 2 goals successful nan past 15 minutes turned nan Wembley last connected its head, arsenic Regis le Bris' underdogs were near celebrating.

First awesome trophy since: 1974 Coppa Italia

Bologna secured their first trophy successful 51 years erstwhile they edged retired AC Milan 1-0 to triumph nan Coppa Italia.

Dan Ndoye scored nan only extremity successful Rome's Stadio Olimpico successful a squad captained by Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson.

Juventus, Inter Milan, Napoli and Lazio had won each Italian Cup betwixt them since 2008.

First awesome trophy since: 2007 Bundesliga

Stuttgart whitethorn person been very dense favourites to triumph nan German Cup, but it still intends a large woody to them having ended an 18-year trophy drought.

Their opponents successful Saturday's last were third-tier Arminia Bielefeld.

It was their first trophy since nan 2006-07 Bundesliga, and their first German Cup since 1997.

First awesome trophy since: 2018 Northern Ireland League Cup

Dungannon Swifts' hold for a trophy was only 7 years - but their Irish Cup occurrence complete Cliftonville, which they won connected penalties, was only nan 2nd trophy successful their 76-year history.

It ensured nan Tyrone broadside only their 3rd play successful European football.

First awesome trophy since: 1933 Dutch convention title

Go Ahead Eagles had a singular 92-year hold successful betwixt trophies.

Their past silverware was nan Dutch title successful 1933, backmost successful amateur shot days earlier a due nationalist league. The location champions entered a play-off system, which Go Ahead - which was their afloat sanction past - won.

But that agelong hold ended successful nan Dutch Cup last this play pinch Go Ahead beating AZ Alkmaar connected penalties - aft scoring an injury-time equaliser astatine nan extremity of nan 90 minutes.