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Jupp Heynckes’ best games at Bayern Munich in treble season

By Kiran Thakare

Bayern Munich's German head coach Jupp Heynckes and his players celebrate on the balcony of the city hall in Munich, southern Germany on May 20, 2018. (Photo by GUENTER SCHIFFMANN / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUENTER SCHIFFMANN/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayern Munich's German head coach Jupp Heynckes and his players celebrate on the balcony of the city hall in Munich, southern Germany on May 20, 2018. (Photo by GUENTER SCHIFFMANN / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUENTER SCHIFFMANN/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Bayern Munich’s head coach Jupp Heynckes celebrates with the trophy after they won the final football match of the German Cup (DFB – Pokal) FC Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart on June 1, 2013, in Berlin. Champions League winners Bayern Munich became the first Bundesliga champion to win the treble after their hard-earned 3-2 win over plucky VfB Stuttgart in Saturday’s German Cup final. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELERESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO – DFL LIMITS THE USE OF IMAGES ON THE INTERNET TO 15 PICTURES (NO VIDEO-LIKE SEQUENCES) DURING THE MATCH AND PROHIBITS MOBILE (MMS) USE DURING AND FOR FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTER THE MATCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DFL (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayern Munich’s head coach Jupp Heynckes celebrates with the trophy after they won the final football match of the German Cup (DFB – Pokal) FC Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart on June 1, 2013, in Berlin. Champions League winners Bayern Munich became the first Bundesliga champion to win the treble after their hard-earned 3-2 win over plucky VfB Stuttgart in Saturday’s German Cup final. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELERESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO – DFL LIMITS THE USE OF IMAGES ON THE INTERNET TO 15 PICTURES (NO VIDEO-LIKE SEQUENCES) DURING THE MATCH AND PROHIBITS MOBILE (MMS) USE DURING AND FOR FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTER THE MATCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DFL (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) /

A narrow victory in DFB Pokal final

During the second half of the season, it was pretty much confirmed quite early that Die Roten was set to win the Bundesliga. Cup competitions became the main focus for the German club as they went deep into the season.

The last game of the season was against VfB Stuttgart in the DFB Pokal final. After clinching Champions League title and Bundesliga, this game was set to decide whether Die Roten make it a historic season or just had to settle for a double.

Bayern players set the tone of the DFB Pokal final by racing to a 3-0 lead by the hour mark. It showed the determination of the squad under Heynckes to make it a memorable season. However, Stuttgart also responded well by scoring two goals. Eventually, Heynckes’ players showed resilience to see through the game to complete the treble.

The Pokal win is hardly remembered when the treble campaign is mentioned. Die Roten had not won the DFB Pokal in the previous two campaigns, so Heynckes had broken that duck too. There were very fewer lapses in concentration for the team under Heynckes; showing tremendous focus to win the DFB Pokal after clinching CL few days ago.