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Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann is hoping for a boost from Bayer Leverkusen’s title-winning players at the home European Championship in June and July. Florian Wirtz, set to play as a number 10 for Germany at the Euros, bagged a hat-trick as Leverkusen wrapped up their first Bundesliga title with five games to spare in a 5-0 thumping of mid-table Werder Bremen. Midfielder Robert Andrich and defender Jonathan Tah look set to start for Germany too in June. “That can only be good for us as a team,” Nagelsmann said in a statement on Sunday. Leverkusen ended 11 years of Bayern Munich dominance in t…

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