One of football's most glorious failures? They were certainly a glorious team whichever way you look at it. On this episode, we looked back on that incredible Bayer Leverkusen team that came agonisingly close to a Treble, but came away empty-handed. We were lucky to be joined by Gareth and Joe of The England B Team podcast to talk about a manager that started Leverkusen's late 90s/early 00s rise, the key games around their cruel 2001/2002 season and the characters on the pitch who made this such a great team.

The England B Team's Choices

1. Christophe Daum
2. Michael Ballack
3. Ulf Kirsten

Matt and Marc's Choices

1. Leverkusen's 2002 Champions League Campaign
2. Hamburg 1-1 Leverkusen
3. Hans-Jörg Butt

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig