A 'black beast' that once was white

"We are the 'black beast' of Madrid and we respect very much." They are words of Jupp Heynckes, a veteran coach who at 66 can take the leave to boast of the exploits of his team, Bayern Munich, to whites. However, the eight clashes in playoffs (not in league games), equality is greatest . On four occasions the Germans and were classified in as many whites. The last, in 2007 and in the second round of the Champions League, the Bavarians went through the fastest goal of the competition, the work of Makaay.

At that time, had just resigned Heynckes as coach of Borussia Moenchengladbach after stringing consecutive twelve days without victory and it seemed that his career was on its last legs unnoticed. After two years standing, and 63, received a frantic call from Uli Hoeness, who had just fired Jurgen Klinsmann. The challenge was none other than save the season Bayern ranking for the next edition of the Champions League and fight to the end of the Bundesliga. In the end, he finished second ... and left.

That's when the call came from Bayer Leverkusen. In the group of aspirin caught on two good seasons. The first was able to reach the day unbeaten 25 and later qualify for the continental showpiece. In the second, and participating in the Champions League where he reached the second stage, finished runner-up. In the Allianz Arena, Louis van Gaal did not quite convince and Hoeness, again, he thought about it that won two Bundesliga titles (1989 and 1990), but this time to stay, signing for two seasons.

But now claims to be the coach of the 'black beast' of Real Madrid at the time led to the set target. In fact, the only 'Romaine' that has the track record of Heynckes is part of her short, strange trip through the capital Madrid. His stay was a seen and unseen. But in the white left retina achieving the 'Seventh', achieved thanks to a goal in the 66 'Mijatovic Zidane at Juventus in 1998. With the German on the bench, Madrid ended 32 years of crossing the desert in Europe.

However, outweighed harvested fourth place in the domestic championship that the achievement of the European Cup. That, and a poor relationship with a template, as have , I ninguneaba. In any event, won the much coveted throne, but the joy did not last two days: those who took the then president, Lorenzo Sanz, in deciding its not continuity. Neither the role butler helped him, as Real Madrid fell in the second round against Deportivo Alaves at that time in the second division. So he packed his bags without making much noise.

Before the whites, went to the Athletic Club (which became in 2000) and Tenerife. Then came Benfica rojiblanca experience again and finally, in 2003, returning to Germany, where as if it were a novel technical, has been climbing up to his return to Bayern. In his third film as the giant Munich coach has the opportunity to achieve the 'Fifth' of Bavarian history against an opponent who longs for ten years by the 'Tenth'. It is the story of a 'black beast' that was once white and now its exequipo is measured in a semifinal ... finals.

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