At 62, Horst Wein has the enthusiasm of a teenager when he steps onto a football field. It’s this very enthusiasm that kept the legendary German coach up until 3am on Thursday watching TV at an associate’s house in Sewri, Mumbai as Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid via tie-breaker in the Champions League semi-final second leg. This, despite having to report to the Don Bosco Ground, Matunga at 8am to train kids at the Kenkre Football Academy’s summer camp.

Cristiano Ronaldo after failing to score in the tie-breaker. Pic/AFP