Because we should have beautiful things
If all goes well, Bayer Leverkusen will end this season with one record, two trophies and only three disturbing existential questions. They will all return on Wednesday, to Dublin, to the Europa League final, and they will all take on exactly the same, disastrous form: what if?What if Exequiel Palacios had seen Ademola Lookman coming? What if Granit Xhaka hadn't given the ball away? What if Edmond Tapsoba had extended his leg? Could the final have been different? Could Leverkusen have recovered to beat Atalanta? Could Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso have led his team to an undefeated treble?Of course it's cruel that things go this way. After all, Leverkusen has lit up the European season like no other team. He won his first German championship, after 120 years of trying. Th...