Sentences with phrase «historic treble»

The former Barcelona coach replaced Jupp Heynckes (who presided over Bayern's historic treble last season) at the start of the 2013 - 14 season, and Rummenigge is impressed with Guardiola's work so far.

Alex Ferguson believes he has a stronger Manchester United squad at his disposal than the one that won the club's historic treble in 1999.

Goals from Rakitic, Suarez and Neymar guided the Spanish club to claim a second historic treble (La Liga, Copa Del Rey and Champions League titles) after beating the Italians, 3 - 1 on Saturday at Olympiastadion.

No team has won the FA Cup three times in a row since Blackburn in 1878, so it would be an incredible achievement for Arsene Wenger to guide Arsenal to this historic treble.

However, it was for Bayern that the versatile defender really shone, with Lahm leading his club side to an historic Treble of league, cup and European Cup that had never before been achieved in Germany.

Juventus won a fourth consecutive Serie A title this season and could be on course for an historic treble, and it is slightly surprising that they might not target a higher calibre of player.

Barcelona are on the verge on an historic treble.

Wengwr always makes some changes for Cup games, but ultimately we are aiming for an historic treble in the competition, a feat that hasn't been achieved for well over a century, so we must also make sure we make no mistake in this game either.

Their communication and different style of play created a perfect partnership — and in just their second season together they netted 53 goals between them, helping fire Manchester United to an historic treble.

The player also helped Barca win a good amount of silverware, as since his arrival, the La Liga side claimed a total of nine trophies, which includes the historic treble Barca managed to secure in the 2014/15 season.

The Colombia international made 22 league appearances under Villas - Boas last year and helped the Portuguese club seal an historic treble, according to TalkSport.

However, with their historic treble to defend, the La Liga giants appear to want to keep all of their stars.

Barca, however, are not far behind their La Liga BBVA foe, with the stunning form of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi — who were pivotal as Luis Enrique's side claimed a historic treble last season — likely to only help see the club's value soar even further.

Bartra was an unused substitute during 3 - 1 win against Serie A champions Juventus as Barca clinched their fourth European title in nine years and completed a historic treble for the second time in six seasons.

Cole then scored a stunning winner to confirm United's place in their European Cup final, their first in 31 years and set them on their way to a historic treble.

If they can win the cup and the title they would add them to the Campeonato Mineiro which they won earlier this year, thus repeating their historic treble from 2003.

If the Blaugranas are going to do this then they will need to continue the brilliant form which won them an historic treble last season, as well as being in high profile names from around the continent.

, but with the Gunners going for a historic treble Wenger has promised minimal rotation.

After the first game of the year 2015, nobody really knew if Lucho was going to last the entire season, but now he has already completed the domestic double and has a chance for a historic treble.

The Reds recorded a historic Treble and then went goal crazy, hitting 59 to win the league in 1999/2000.

Having clinched a historic treble last season, the players would not be that hungry to prove they are the best and emulate the previous success, so eventually that hinders them from performing at their best.

The Red Devils may have done an historic treble during the 1998 - 1999 campaign but Claudio Ranieri's Leicester would have pipped them to the league title for a third consecutive year if they'd been in this table, earning yet another trophy.

The talk of a historic treble made Saturday night's Champions League final more of a necessity than a blessing.

However, Tierney — who scooped the PFA Scotland and SFWA Young Player of the Year awards — only has eyes for an historic treble.

The defender won an historic treble (Champions League, Bundesliga, DFB - Pokal) in 2012/13.

So imagine his surprise when Jupp Heynckes used that relentless organised pressing to supercharge his already talented Bayern Munich side into a historic Treble - winning powerhouse in 2012/13.

Juventus play Lazio tomorrow in the Coppa Italia Final for a shot at the first title in a historic treble attempt.

Who can ever forget some of his incredible saves, but the one which stands out for me is against Arsenal in the 1999 Semi Final replay at Villa Park, where he saved Bergkamp's penalty and arguably took us onto the historic treble.

In keeping with his understated personality, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri doesn't want any thoughts of completing a historic treble destabilizing his squad.

The Allianz Arena outfit won a historic treble last season and yet under new coach Pep Guardiola, who has led the Bavarian outfit to the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup since succeeding Jupp Heynckes at the helm last summer, they appear to have become an even stronger outfit.

The Italian side, who have already sealed a sixth consecutive Scudetto and a third consecutive league and cup double this season, will enter the match aiming to complete a historic treble.

If Juventus wants to have the chance to win a historic treble and become more of a legendary team than they already are, then they're going to have to do what they couldn't do at the Stadio Olimpico just a few days earlier.

It seems ridiculous to think that when Jupp Heynckes walked away from Bayern last season on the back of an historic treble, he was described as an impossible act to follow.

The Dutchman spent three seasons in the North West of England during his playing career, helping the side win their historic treble in 1998/99.

Their hopes of an historic treble would be dashed, while the fixture with Crotone would suddenly centre more on fears of another slip - up than the excitement of a title win.

There's one more leg on this quest for a historic treble.

All season long, this club have had ambitions of a historic treble, and are now only one win away in each competition from achieving that.

In Saturday's Champions League final, Barcelona will go up against the Italian Champions Juventus with hopes of continuing their recent domination and completing a historic treble season.

The two glamour clubs had produced that dramatic 1999 Nou Camp final where United completed a historic treble in the dying seconds of a game which appeared certain to reward Bayerns almost entire 90 minutes of dominance with a deserved 1 - 0 victory until football proved that miracles can and do happen!

He departed Bilbao in 2013 to join the Bavarians for a club record fee and instantly became a key player as the anchorman behind Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos in the Bundesliga club's historic treble - winning season in 2013 under Jupp Heynckes.