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German football club Kaiserslautern could be playing in the Europa League and in the domestic third division at the same time next season. This extraordinary scenario is possible because the club reached the German Cup final on May 25 in Berlin with a 2-0 victory at third-tier Saarbrücken on Tuesday night. The Cup winner gets direct entry into the Europa League, but at the same time Kaiserslautern are in third-last place in the second division. It means that Kaiserslautern could be relegated by the time of the Cup final, where they either face Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen or Fortuna Düs…

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