Established 1961 15 Sports Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Record-breaking Heynckes chasing another treble Heynckes set new Champions League record in the quarter-finals BERLIN: Jupp Heynckes plans to down his ex-club Heynckes already set a new Champions League Real Madrid in today’s Champions League semi-final, record in the quarter-finals. Bayern’s 2-1 first-leg win at first leg, and take the next step to leaving Bayern Sevilla was his 12th straight victory as coach in the Munich with another treble. Heynckes, 72, has already competition, a run that dated back to his previous spell won the Champions League as head coach of both in charge in 2012/13. clubs. Only Louis van Gaal, with Barcelona and Bayern, and He steered Real to the title in 1998, then Bayern in Carlo Ancelotti, at Real Madrid, had managed double 2013, a season the Germans finished with a treble. At an figures. Regardless of the result against Real, Heynckes age when his contemporaries are busy playing bingo has showed his class in turning Bayern’s fortunes and looking after the grand- around since he returned for kids, Heynckes is relishing a a fourth stint at the club in high-pressure European October. showdown. He replaced Ancelotti, “It’s a cracker - a gigantic It’s a cracker, who was sacked after a 3-0 meeting in a positive sense,” drubbing at Paris Saint- said Heynckes. “These are a gigantic Germain in the group stage. two teams with a great tradi- It was a gamble by Bayern to tion in European football, meeting in a turn to him, but club chiefs who play and love attractive Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz football. It’s a difficult draw positive sense Rummenigge needed a for both sides.” replacement who already Bayern are the only club knew the club and had a left in the Champions League proven track record. who can still win a treble. They wrapped up a sixth Yet, tending the garden and walking his dog Cando straight Bundesliga title three weeks ago and will face had been Heynckes’s main tasks in the four years since HANOVER: Bayern Munich’s German head coach Jupp Heynckes (L) and Hanover’s German head coach Andre Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup final on May 19. he last quit Bayern. He had quit all football after win- Breitenreiter talk ahead the German first division Bundesliga football match between Hannover 96 vs Bayern If Bayern lift the Champions League trophy in Kiev ning the treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and Munich in Hanover, central Germany on April 21, 2018.— AFP on May 26, Heynckes, who turns 73 on May 9, will German Cup in 2013, being replaced by Pep Guardiola. make history as the oldest coach to win the European When Heynckes returned on a deal until the end of Cup. He would eclipse the record of 71 years, 231 days the season, Bayern were five points adrift of then-lead- Europe),” said Heynckes. Munich fan?’-’Yes, sure’, I replied.” set by Raymond Goethals when Marseille won the ers Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Discipline “I feel like I’ve reached (the players). We work Not being recognised was no problem, but Heynckes Champions League in Munich in 1993. was tightened, training was intense and playing time together as hard as we can and without selfishness.” poked fun at ex-Bayern midfielder Bastian was distributed evenly amongst a star-studded squad. Despite his stunning achievements with Bayern this Schweinsteiger, who now plays for Chicago Fire. “They RECORD-BREAKER The effect was immediate as Bayern won 23 of their season, Heynckes remains humble. were definitely American, even though Schweinsteiger And winning the trophy for the third time would be next 24 games. “You have to look back to last October, “I got into the lift this morning in my hotel with an had told me, ‘oh boss, everyone knows you here (in his perfect parting gift to Bayern, before Niko Kovac we did not think we were going to be champions with old couple,” he said recently. “I was holding a Bayern America)’. “They definitely don’t,” Heynckes said with a takes over as coach for next season. five games to spare and to be semi-finalists (in Munich bag, so the lady asked ‘oh, are you a Bayern grin. — AFP Walcott downs Newcastle to Bayern wait boost Allardyce on Alaba for LIVERPOOL: Theo Walcott did his best to boost Sam Real s-final Allardyce’s approval rating as the Everton winger clinched a 1-0 win against Newcastle United in the MUNICH: Jupp Heynckes says Bayern Munich are Premier League on Monday. Allardyce has been under waiting on the fitness of left-back David Alaba for fire for Everton’s dour style of play since he was hired today’s crunch Champions League semi-final, first-leg, in November and fans called for his dismissal following at home to Real Madrid. a draw at struggling Swansea City in their previous Alaba, a free-kick expert, sat out Bayern’s final match. The pressure on the former England manager training yesterday with a thigh strain, but Heynckes was increased by his own club last week when Everton hopes the left-back will be fit. Corentin Tolisso also took the curious decision to send a survey to a group needs to shake off a bruised shin to compete for a mid- of supporters asking them to rate his performance on a field place. “We’ll make a decision about them both scale of zero to 10. Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright early today as to whether they will be in the squad,” apologised for a gaffe that added to the perception said Bayern head coach Heynckes. If Alaba drops out, Allardyce is on borrowed time with Everton. Against Brazilian defender Rafinha will start. Tolisso is expected that troubled backdrop, Allardyce-who has lifted to start on the bench, if he is fit, with Javi Martinez in Everton away from the relegation zone in his brief the defensive midfield. James Rodriguez and Thiago reign-couldn’t afford to see his side’s winless run Alcantara are competing for a central midfield berth. extend to four matches against the club that sacked him Heynckes says Bayern are relishing a home semi-final 10 years ago. against a Real team bidding to lift the Champions LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Irish defender Seamus Coleman (R) dives to clear the ball from the path of Newcastle Walcott ensured Allardyce wouldn’t hear a chorus of League trophy for the third straight season. United’s English striker Dwight Gayle (C) during the English Premier League football match between Everton The Bavarians main task is subduing Cristiano disapproval for one night at least as the former Arsenal and Newcastle United at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on Monday. — AFP star netted in the second half at Goodison Park to lift Ronaldo who has scored 15 Champions League games Everton into eighth place. and netted in each of Real’s ten European matches this It wasn’t all plain sailing for Allardyce, who had to Rafael Benitez’s 100th match as Newcastle boss Newcastle failed to clear, Walcott pounced on a fortu- season. Real’s goal-scoring superstar has hit the net 42 endure a banner reading “Our survey says..get out of marked the end of their four-game winning run as the itous deflection and smashed into the roof of the net for times in all competitions. our club” being unfurled before kick-off. But he came Magpies remain in mid-table. Allardyce’s team could his first goal since January. He scored five goals over two legs in Madrid’s 6-3 out fighting after the match, saying: “What was wrong have taken the lead when Michael Keane guided Wayne Islam Slimani was anonymous in his first league start aggregate win over Bayern in the 2017 quarter-finals. with our style today? We dominated the game. You Rooney’s cross towards the far post, but Phil Jagielka since joining on loan from Leicester and the Newcastle “Of course, he’s a big topic for us in the game analysis,” have to be patent. “You can’t knock our football. You couldn’t keep his lunging effort on target. striker was replaced by Dwight Gayle, who should have said Heynckes when asked about Ronaldo. can knock some of the passing that goes astray but you Ayoze Perez was having a night to forget and after snatched an equaliser moments after coming on. “But don’t forget we have Robert Lewandowski, can’t knock me for that, I don’t pass the ball. “I think he shot wide from a good position early in the second Jamaal Lascelles headed down and Gayle was in who has scored 39 goals. “So you have to ask, how can eighth in the league compared to fifth from bottom tells half, Everton made the breakthrough in the 51st minute. position to strike from close range, but instead fired you stop Lewandowski?” Heynckes says there is no you we’re getting better.” Yannick Bolasie swung a cross to the far post and when over as Benitez shook his head in frustration. — AFP clear favourite for the Allianz Arena clash, but Real have won five of their last six matches against Bayern. The Spaniards inflicted the Bavarians’ heaviest European home defeat when Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos both scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing in Munich Cahill handed in 2014. “The duel against Real has a great tradition,” Panathinaikos said Heynckes who has coached both clubs to the Champions League title, Real in 1998 and Bayern in three-match 2013.