They may not have been able to shake off the “Neverkusen” tag, but Daniel Stendel insists Bayer Leverkusen are no joke ahead of their Europa League last 16 tie against Rangers.The German giants were infamously pipped to an historic treble back in 2001/2002.
Despite leading the Bundesliga, reaching the German Cup final and Champions League final, a potentially glittering campaign unravelled in the final few weeks to leave Klaus Topmoller’s team empty handed and heartbroken.They were five points clear at the top with three league matches remaining, but two successive defeats to Werder Bremen and FC Nurnberg allowed Borussia Dortmund to steal the title by a single point.A 4-2 defeat to Schalke in the German Cup final meant the missed out on
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