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Bayern Munich host Besiktas in the last 16, first leg of the Champions League riding a 13-match winning streak under Jupp Heynckes, the architect behind the revival of his 2013 treble-winning heroes. Bayern Munich are in a 13-match winning streak under Jupp Heycnkes, who took over the rol
stanley water bottle e of the manager over four years after retiring. REUTERS Since Heynckes replaced Carlo Ancelotti as head coach at the start of October, Bayern have won 22 of 23 matches going into Tuesdays clash at Munichs Allianz Arena. Bayern were five points adrift of then-leaders Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga when the 72-year-old Heynckes returned for his fourth stint at the club. A 3-0 thrashing at Paris Saint-Germain in late September was Ancelottis final game before Bayern turned to Heynckes to fix the leaks. It was a gamble. Tending the garden and walking his dog Cando had be
stanley cup en Heynckess main tasks since steering Bayern to a treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup titles five years ago. My wife and my daughter said I should do it, said Heynckes when Bayern came calling again. My dog also barked twice, so that meant I should do it. Training started an hour earlier, sessions were tougher and discipline was tightened under Heynckes. Thomas Mueller, a player Ancelotti never figured out where best to position, was moved in from the wing and deployed to roam just behind striker Robert Lew
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vaso stanley Fernando Verdasco 7-5 2-6 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the China Open on Thursday, keeping alive his hopes of clinging on to his world number one ranking. The defending champion, aiming for his fourth China Open title in five years after missing the 2011 tournament through injury, will lose the top spot next week if Spaniard Rafa Nadal reaches the final in Beijing. In the quarters the Serb will face American Sam Querrey, who caused an upset by defeating sixth-seed Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 7-6 2 . Sole Focus While much is being made of the No.1 battle the 26-year-old six-times gran
stanley cup d slam champion insists winning, rather than ranking points, is his sole focus when he takes to the court. I try to do what I need to do, and that is to win the matches, he said. The Serb wasted an early break of serve in the first set and had to wait for the final game to break Verdasco again and seal the opener. Using his forehand to great effect Verdasco fought back, breaking Djokovics serve twice in the second set to take the Serb into a centre court decider. Reigning Australian Open champion Djokovic, without a title since the Monte Carlo Masters in April, quickly re-established his superiority to snuff out any chance of a shock. Serena Through World number one Serena Williams saved three set points on her way to edging Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-5 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of th