* ShaggyDogStory: The tragic tale of [[TheWoobie Bayer Leverkusen]] in 2001/02. A team that had never won their national league before up against seven-time champions Real Madrid - you would expect a case of UnderdogsNeverLose, right? The saddest part was that Leverkusen were on course for a treble, due to also being in both the German Cup final and leading the Bundesliga by five points with three games to go. But after Leverkusen lost the Champions League final 2-1 to Real Madrid, the German Cup final 4-2 to Schalke, and even the league to Borussia Dortmund after losing two of their last three games and blowing their five point lead, [[KickTheDog the team was crucified in the media]]. The team then lost star players Michael Ballack and Ze Roberto to Bayern Munich, and never recovered.
** Similarly, Leeds United. Their chairman took out huge loans, which were supposed to be repaid with Champions League revenue money. However, Leeds lost to Valencia in the 2001 semi-final, and lost 4th place in the Premier League to Newcastle United. The result was that all of their best players had to be sold to repay the loans, leading to the manager resigning and the club barely avoiding relegation in 2002. Now, the club languishes in the Championship, nowhere near the glory days of the early millennium. At least Leverkusen retained their Bundesliga status...

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