I think that Dortmund will have a tougher game than Bayern Munich next week. Because their opponent is Leverkusen which is a tough one than Leipzig this season. Leverkusen are at the third position in the standings right now. However, this still doesn't matter too much for Dortmund if we take their recent effort into account. For example, Freiburg were also one of the top teams in the standings but Dortmund still didn't care about it and destroyed them. Maybe the Leverkusen game would be a competitive one but Dortmund should be winning this one too.
I agree, Leverkusen is doing great right now that is why they stayed at the 3rd position in the standings, this is my verdict I think that Leverkusen may still give a tough game for Dortmund and can end up having to Draw the game or win with 1 goal advantage, Patrick Schick their top goalscorer is in good condition although 4 injured players and 1 with Coronavirus, 3 suspensions and 2 risks of suspension they still have a chance because Erling Haaland have muscle problems and if this continues this could be a crucial game for Dortmund, in addition to Haaland, there are 5 other players that have injuries and 2 risks of suspension, there are still hope the game is on February 5, and they're still time to rest let's just wait if Erling Haaland and the other player would recuperate from their injuries,
Haaland would only be a reinforcement for Bayern if at the same time Lewandowski would not leave the club and there are indications that he might not extend his contract. Otherwise, Haaland would simply be an equal replacement to Lewandowski. However, I believe that should Haaland move to Bayern, Lewandowski will leave the club because Bayern's current successful tactics and gameplay cannot be continued with both players at the pitch at the same time.
I agree whether Bayern could replace him, or Robert Lewandowski would leave, and if Erling Haaland would depart and would surely go to Bayern, a possibility of that exchange is to happen, I think there is no need for two super scorers to share the limelight of 1 club or team, and certainly, if this happens the balance on the Bundesliga will once again be broken and we could see Bayern likely to be champion once again.
Haaland shouldn't be sold if Dortmund really aim to win the Bundesliga title and achieve big things in the Champions League also. He is a critical player for them in terms of scoring many goals. I assume that he has scored most of Dortmund's goal only by himself since he came there. But as long as he has a this cheap release clause, it seems like impossible for Dortmund to keep him at the team anymore. This summer, I think that Dortmund won't be able to keep him and we will start watching him in another league.
Dortmund had likely sold their players to get income from them you can say they like to focus on giving birth to a top scorer kind of player by eventually nurturing them to greatness, and selling them to a higher price just like they did with Robert Lewandowski, Lewandowski was once a Dortmund player and then sold to Bayern I think this is Dortmund intent in the 1st place, they will be sold their greatest asset and would not care for a championship at all, but right now they are getting into the 2nd place of the standing is remarkable I don't know if this is intentional or just a coincidence.