DAVID SHONFIELD: Humbler Bayern work hard to give manager second chance

Unsere Stadt, Unser Stadion, Unser Pokal — our city, our stadium, our cup.

That premature shout of triumph hoisted on three huge banners in the Allianz Arena last May still haunts Bayern Munich fans, players and manager Jupp Heynckes.

For Heynckes, defeat in the match of destiny that would have ensured Bayern their fifth European title and outright ownership of that cup should have cost him his job, except that his replacement was not ready to take over.