After their triumph in the Copa Intercontinental final against Pachuca, Real Madrid closes 2024 with an impressive haul of five titles: the Spanish Super Cup in January, LaLiga and the Champions League in May, the UEFA Super Cup in August, and the Copa Intercontinental in December. While this achievement cements their position as one of the most dominant teams, discussions around a possible sextuple or even a septuple have raised questions.

What Defines a Sextuple or Septuple?

Traditionally, a sextuple requires a team to win six major titles in a calendar year:

1. Domestic League (e.g., LaLiga).
2. Domestic Cup (e.g., Copa del Rey).
3. Champions League.
4. UEFA Super Cup.
5. Domestic Super Cup (e.g., Spanish Super Cup).
6. FIFA Club World Cup or its equivalent, the Copa Intercontinental.

However, with the reintroduction of the Copa Intercontinental and the upcoming expanded Club World Cup format in June 2025, discussions of a septuple (seven trophies in a year) have emerged, adding an additional title to the mix.

Why It’s Not Possible This Season

Despite their success, Real Madrid is mathematically unable to achieve either the sextuple or the septuple in the 2024/2025 season due to two main reasons:

1. Elimination in the Copa del Rey
   Real Madrid was knocked out by Atlético Madrid in the early rounds of the tournament, ruling out their chances of claiming this critical piece of the sextuple puzzle.
2. Supercopa de España Timelines
   While Real Madrid will compete in the Spanish Super Cup in January 2025, it falls outside the 2024 calendar year, disqualifying it from inclusion in a theoretical sextuple for this season.

To date, only two clubs have accomplished the feat of a sextuple:

• FC Barcelona in 2009 under Pep Guardiola, winning all six available titles in a calendar year.
• Bayern Munich in 2020, led by Hansi Flick, replicating the same monumental achievement.