What a weird game it was yesterday between Leverkusen and Leipzig. Everything was going smoothly for Bayer, they played at home, they took a 2-0 nil in the first half, they were dominating in possession and shots on goal, but Leipzig proved they are not to be underestimated, they fought till the end and managed to grab an important 3 points with a 2-3 win.
That ended Bayer's run of Bundesliga games without a loss of, if I'm not mistaken, 34, and now we know Bayern's record is not under threat. At least not for now.
It's almost like Leverkusen exhausted their luck in the last season with last-minute equalisers. I still believe they are more than capable of defending the title if they don't let that loss get in their heads.
Meanwhile, Bayern scored a 2-0 win over Freiburg and moved to the 2nd place of the table behind Heidenheim.
It must be admitted that it is very difficult to defend the trophy in an unbeaten manner, as they did last season when they won it for the first time. True, Leverkusen played very well in the first half, they dominated the game, but in the end Leipzig proved that they are capable of creating a surprise. In my opinion, Leverkusen played too aggressively when they were already 2-0 up, Xabi Alonso should have changed his game to be more defensive, so that he could anticipate counterattacks better. In addition, luck could not prevent Leverkuesen from losing, Leipzig is now a team to be reckoned with.
Xabi Alonso task this season is actually very difficult, because he bears very high expectations, after his success last season. The defeat to Leipzig can lower the fans expectations a little, and also make the players more relaxed without much pressure, I think the defeat has a positive side too. Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso will certainly encourage his players to forget the defeat, and focus on getting up in the next match. With the mentality that has been formed, it seems that Leverkusen will find it easy to get up and start a positive trend again. Now Leverkusen is 3 points behind Bayern Munich and Heidenheim, but there is still plenty of time to overtake them in the future.