Werder Bremen coach Ole Werner, still exhausted from the promotion celebrations, missed the final triumph of league rivals Eintracht Frankfurt against Glasgow Rangers in Seville on penalties.
“I had to catch up on some sleep,” said the 34-year-old coach on Thursday.
The Hanseatic League returned to league one last Sunday with a 2-0 win against Jahn Regensburg after just one second division season.
After that, the North Germans celebrated until the early hours of the morning.