It's true, Bayern Munich really has to get back up because they experienced bad things last season which ultimately made them lose their consecutive winning titles. Bayern Munich in the upcoming season must give their best performance to get good results. Bayern Munich basically always wins the Bundesliga from season to season. This will be a very interesting match between Bayern Munich as the defending champion and Bayer Leverkusen as the new champion who must defend their title in the competition for the Bundesliga next season.
"New champion" this, "defending champion" that... Leverkusen had a good run, I'll give you that. But let's see how they handle the pressure of actually defending a title
Vincent Kompany might be new to the Bayern hot seat, but he's not some rookie. The man took Burnley to the Premier League, and that's no small feat. Bayern's squad is stacked, and Kompany knows how to get the best out of his players. Don't count them out just yet. Leverkusen might have the swagger, but Bayern has the pedigree. This Bundesliga season is gonna be a bloodbath, and I wouldn't bet against the Bavarians just yet
The challenge will be bigger when they defend the title, because other teams will also be more wary of them than before, where Leverkusen is still considered an ordinary team, so when they managed to win the title, everyone was shocked by what they were able to do in the Bundesliga last season. Xabi Alonso will receive special attention from the opponents they will face, because now they are also considered a team to be reckoned with.
Especially with their unbeaten record, I'm sure other teams will be more motivated to make them beat Leverkusen. Last season, only Atalanta could beat Leverkusen with a landslide score, apart from Atalanta, no other team could do that. Even Bayern Munich, which is considered the strongest team in the Bundesliga, was unable to defeat Leverkusen last season.
They (Leverkusen) are a new force in the Bundesliga now, and not only the Bundesliga, they will also be considered in the Champions League.