BlueMeanie
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BAYER LEVERKUSEN keeper Lukas Hradecky admitted he was jealous of the Ibrox atmosphere after their Europa League success.
The Germans cruised to an impressive win at Ibrox in the first leg and took a giant step towards the quarter finals.
But the Finnish international admitted he would like to play in front of the Ibrox crowd every week, as German football prepares to enter a period of closed doors games.
He said: "The atmosphere was fantastic and to be honest I'm a bit jealous.
"That's going to be our last game for quite some time in front of fans, but what a game it was.
"We play Werder Bremen on Monday and then Rangers at home - if it takes place - and with both games in front of empty stadiums, what a contrast that will be."
But German international defender Jonathan Tah has warned his team mates against complacency if the second leg goes ahead.
He said: "Sure, that's a good result, but it's not over yet.
"There is still a second leg. We may have one foot in the quarter-finals, but that's not good enough.
"We can't afford to assume the competition will be scrapped. We have to remain focused.
"We will probably have to play games for a period of time behind closed doors. Ghost games have something missing.
"But we have to be professional."
And Bayer Leverkusen's sporting director - former Germany manager and World Cup winner as a player - Rudi Voller - admitted he wasn't looking forward to the forthcoming games.
He pointed out: "Games without any fans are just crap.
"Health comes first, but ghost games are terrible experiences.
"I would prefer not to be playing on Monday."
We now know that next week's return leg between the sides will not go ahead.
Uefa announced today that all Champions League and Europa League matches would be postponed next week ahead of a major meeting on Tuesday, March 17.
The Germans cruised to an impressive win at Ibrox in the first leg and took a giant step towards the quarter finals.
But the Finnish international admitted he would like to play in front of the Ibrox crowd every week, as German football prepares to enter a period of closed doors games.
He said: "The atmosphere was fantastic and to be honest I'm a bit jealous.
"That's going to be our last game for quite some time in front of fans, but what a game it was.
"We play Werder Bremen on Monday and then Rangers at home - if it takes place - and with both games in front of empty stadiums, what a contrast that will be."
But German international defender Jonathan Tah has warned his team mates against complacency if the second leg goes ahead.
He said: "Sure, that's a good result, but it's not over yet.
"There is still a second leg. We may have one foot in the quarter-finals, but that's not good enough.
"We can't afford to assume the competition will be scrapped. We have to remain focused.
"We will probably have to play games for a period of time behind closed doors. Ghost games have something missing.
"But we have to be professional."
And Bayer Leverkusen's sporting director - former Germany manager and World Cup winner as a player - Rudi Voller - admitted he wasn't looking forward to the forthcoming games.
He pointed out: "Games without any fans are just crap.
"Health comes first, but ghost games are terrible experiences.
"I would prefer not to be playing on Monday."
We now know that next week's return leg between the sides will not go ahead.
Uefa announced today that all Champions League and Europa League matches would be postponed next week ahead of a major meeting on Tuesday, March 17.
But some on here say Ibrox was toxic last night
