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Hansi Flick with Thomas Mueller (R), Joshua Kimmich (2L) and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic (L) after winning the Champions League final. EPA
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Bayern's coach Hansi Flick holds the Champions League trophy. AP
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Bayern players lift coach Hansi Flick after the Champions League victory. AP
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Bayern coach Hansi Flick, left, and David Alaba, right, comfort PSG's Neymar. AP
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Hansi Flick embraces Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara. AFP
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Hansi Flick after winning the Champions League. EPA
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Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick holds the trophy. Reuters
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Bayern's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick is tossed in the air. AP
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Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick lifts the trophy. Reuters
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Hansi Flick with Thomas Mueller (R), Joshua Kimmich (2L) and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic (L) after winning the Champions League final. EPA
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Bayern's coach Hansi Flick holds the Champions League trophy. AP
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Bayern players lift coach Hansi Flick after the Champions League victory. AP
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Bayern coach Hansi Flick, left, and David Alaba, right, comfort PSG's Neymar. AP
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Hansi Flick embraces Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara. AFP
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Hansi Flick after winning the Champions League. EPA
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Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick holds the trophy. Reuters
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Bayern's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick is tossed in the air. AP
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Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick lifts the trophy. Reuters
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Hansi Flick with Thomas Mueller (R), Joshua Kimmich (2L) and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic (L) after winning the Champions League final. EPA
'Awful team' to champions of Europe - coach Hansi Flick's remarkable transformation of Bayern Munich
Flick was only appointed in November with Bayern in disarray
Dominic Hart
24 August, 2020
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