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MY PERFECT XI OTTMAR HITZFELD
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MY PERFECT XI OTTMAR HITZFELD
The legendary manager builds a dream team of his finest Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich charges, including the tireless Scot who kept Zinedine Zidane quiet
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