Topic: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread - page 497. (Read 668135 times)

Leverkusen's defeat in the European League final, in my opinion, was very painful, but I was surprised why Alonso could miss Atalanta, to be honest, if we compare it with Leverkusen, Atalanta doesn't have a perfect record, but this is the magic of football, no team is truly perfect, everyone will lose at some point, even so, I really appreciate Alonso because he managed to make Leverkusen what it is now, I still haven't heard of the player Alonso is targeting for next season, if we compare it with Another team, Leverkusen still doesn't have a very prominent striker.

Bayer Leverkusen was the best team this season, I would be very surprised if they did not win the cup apart from the league championship. They played great against all German teams throughout the season, and I did not think for a moment that they would lose in the cup final. After many years, they made their fans happy with such statistics.
After their performances this season, expectations have increased a lot, we are now expecting the champions league championship

Their only disappointment this season was not being able to win the treble because they lost to Atalanta in the final match. But again I say that is something they should not regret because what they have shown this season has been extraordinary. Yes, even though their record was broken due to defeat, they are still the team that has held the record the longest without losing.
Everything is unpredictable, and that happened in the final match. But before that they showed something that led to defeat, we can see in their last few matches, they almost lost, but they were able to score a goal in the last minute of the match and that saved them in that match. However, that didn't happen in this final match, because they lost with a score that they couldn't catch up even though they were able to score a goal in the final minutes of the match. What is clear is that Xabi has brought Leverkusen to an extraordinary performance this season, I appreciate him.

Bundesliga has send 8 teams to playing at European Competitions this season and they have 5 representatives to play in the Champion League and 2 teams to playing at Europa League and Heidenheim was benefited of the result between Leverkusen vs Kaiserslautern because after Leverkusen is being an the winner of this match then automatically Heidenheim will playing at UEFA Conference League however i think as promotion team of last season Heidenheim achievement is very fantastic this season because they can finish at 8th place and they will playing at UEFA Conference League and if i am not mistaken this is Heidenheim first experience to playing at European competitions

Besides Heidenheim i think Hoffenheim progress under Pellegrino Matarazzo also very impressive because within a season Pellegrino Matarazzo can improved Hoffenheim final position on League Table which Hoffenheim current position is much better compared to last season and finish at 7th place and after absense 3 years finally Hoffenheim can return to Europa League again

Losing 3 goals in the first leg is a number of goals that will be difficult for Bochum to catch, yes, it looks like they will fail to survive in the Bundesliga next season. It can be seen that Fortuna Düsseldorf are very comfortable in playing, even though in terms of ball control Bochum can be superior, the effectiveness of Fortuna Düsseldorf's attack is better so they can create goal after goal which in the end they can score 3 goals at the end of the match.

In the second leg, Bochum must first achieve an aggregate of 3 goals and that will not be easy at all. They have to appear attacking and as much as possible to score goals in the early minutes of the match, they don't have to think anything about the result of the match because that will be a burden for them. They have to be able to appear loose, because I think that will make them play much better. Of course, they must be able to carry out the trainer's instructions as well as possible.

Bochum had lost by 3 goals in the first leg which was played at their own home so there was no longer any possibility for them to turn things around in the second leg when they played at Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Looking at it as a whole, this season, Fortuna Düsseldorf is much stronger than Bochum, especially since their motivation is only one step away from being promoted to the Bundesliga, so I think this is only natural.

Yes that's right. I also have a lot of respect for Kaiserslautern and its fans. They have fought until the final which is a matter of pride and they have also tried their best in the final but still lost because Leverkusen is a strong team. But I hope to see Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga in the next few years.

For Leverkusen, the defeat in the Europa final against Atalanta was indeed sad, and was a very bitter defeat because they were defeated at the wrong time. but winning 2 domestic cups with 0 defeats in the bundesliga is still an extraordinary statistic and performance. A record that will stand for a long time. Well done and congratulations to Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso and his staff.

Even though Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the DFB Cup, they only scored one goal against Kaiserslautern, a team that only finished thirteenth in Bundesliga 2, so it seems there was a decline in Bayer's performance because previously they couldn't even score a single goal in the European League final, but this is only my opinion and the intelligence of Xabi Alonso may have seen these signs and he will definitely try to ensure that his team is ready to play with good quality games at the start of the season because as defending champions they are under stronger pressure to be able to defend their title, because many teams only occasionally becoming champions fails to maintain what has been achieved and hopefully Bayer Leverkusen will not experience something like that, because if they continue to perform well, the Bundesliga competition will become interesting.

Bochum has lost by three goals without reply at home in the Qualification Play-offs match in the last three days and I am not sure that Bochum can make a big comeback when competing at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf because the Bochum team will have to score more goals to stay in Bundesliga next season. So the second leg match for the Qualification Play-offs seems to be a bit difficult for the Bochum team to win because Bochum is already behind with more goals first.

Florian Wirtz is one of the young players who is very important for Leverkusen and so far during his time with Leverkusen, especially under the leadership of Xabi, he has shown very competitive quality of performance so it is unlikely that Leverkusen will let Florian Wirtz go easily.
In addition, Florian Wirtz has contract until 2027 and he also has release clause of €130 million, clearly this is not small amount and Real Madrid themselves have also brought in Mbappe in preparation for starting next season.
Not only Real Madrid but also Manchester City are interested in bringing in Florian Wirtz but I not sure he will leave in the near future, but if it is for the 2025/26 season, it is possible that he could easily go to another team.

What is clear is that Leverkusen and Xabi will always try to maintain what is the strength of the Leverkusen squad, losing Florian Wirtz could be disaster for Leverkusen because all this success cannot be separated from his contribution.

I completely agree Leverkusen success this season under Xabi leadership has been truly impressive. While it is natural for fans to have their own expectations sometimes going against grain can lead to even greater improvements. Defending their title won't be easy especially with powerhouses like Bayern Munich and other strong contenders. However with Xabi at helm and addition of more talented players I believe Leverkusen has the potential to rise to the challenge and continue their upward trajectory. Xabi guidance and the team determination will be key to their success in the next season.

Yes, definitely. For Leverkusen and other clubs, Leverkusen's achievements this season under Xabi have been truly fantastic. It doesn't need to be in accordance with everything the fans want, because, sometimes this is precisely what can make Leverkusen become much better and stronger in the next season. Although it might be quite difficult to defend the title, because of course Bayern Munich and other clubs are competing closely. However, as long as Xabi is still there and they can get more pro players, Bayer Leverkusen should be able to handle it very well.

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Anyway, Bundesliga will add a team to send for the UEFA Conference League due to the victory of Leverkusen in the final DFB Pokal. Congratulations to Heidenheim that finishes in the 8 position and is now officially to UEFA Conference League playoff.


Source: Heidenheim will play in the UEFA Conference League play-offs

Düsseldorf is a great team who is currently in the top three, I am not sure Bochum will win this match because the opponent they face is quite strong and difficult to beat. but we know that when in the field anything can happen. Here there is still a possibility that Düsseldorf will give Bochum a chance to win and survive the relegation zone.

It's good to have competition within the team and now that Leverkusen will play in the Champions League, I guess they will try everything they can to keep the team intact as it is and maybe add two or three super talented players.

Does anyone know whether there are confirmed transfers yet? There are lots of rumors as the players now draw a lot of attention from other top clubs, but I can't find any information whether it is safe that some players will leave the club. I am sure though that there will be lots of offers for some of the best players.

After such an unbelievable season it is hard to believe that none of them will leave the club for a lot of money and Leverkusen may not be able to resist. I wonder what happens if Bayern really offers 100 million for Wirtz.

Now since the season is over, the teams are trying to improve the team and hire more and better players for their teams to have better performance in the next season. But, I think considering the performance of Xabi Alonso and his players during this season, the main goal for Leverkusen should be keeping the players they have and they should try to have a more stable team.
If they can have the same performance in the next season, they can be definitely the main team to race for the Bundesliga title and they can even have hope for the Champions League.

Even if Xabi ends up not been able to defend the championship in coming season, I'm most definite that he's going to finish top four on the table and not like their former status where they do finish around the sixth or seventh position on the table to be able to make it to Europa most times, I think this season is going to be the dawn of à new era for them in the bundesliga unlike other seasons.

The ability of Xabi to be able to mobilize all of the players in the team to the point where they were all useful at same time such that there was no absolute dependency on any one rather it was a team play such that the productivity of the team will sum up to been a glory for all and now one have a personal interest that gets to disrupt the common interests of the team, in the end winning together was just the best and it was what got the this far that they have not been able to attain In a. Very long while., Leverkusen will be able to still achieve much if they continue in same spirit.

This team spirit is something Leverkusen seem to have on a different level such that most others do not have and has given them the advantage over others which has aswell gotten them all the records they have been able to make this season but then Bayern Munich isn't a weak team either as they may come back next season for the title and so Leverkusen shouldn't see it like they have been able to achieve enough already.

The defeat was very painful because Bayer Leverkusen has made up their mind to win all the trophies they are involved in this season and the manager Alonso did underrate Atalanta based on their League performance and their current standard forgetting that they kicked their main rivals Liverpool out of the Europa League to ease the pressure for them despite knowing that Liverpool is very good compare to Atalanta; and Alonso forgot that Atalanta is a team with record over them and they like keeping records just as they maintain their winning streak against Liver pol at Anfield.

There is no doubt, Leverkusen had a perfect season, they are the only team to have such record this season, they only lose the Europa League but they won the remaining two trophies undefeated.

All Leverkusen players now have an upgrade in their individual rating, some of them will become world class and some will definitely leave the team because there will teams that will start hunting for the players because of their outstanding performance.

The greatest team this season is of course Leverkusen because they were the only ones who managed to maintain their pace from the start of the season until they managed to become champions without being defeated. It's truly extraordinary what Xabi Alonso did with Leverkusen because he was able to change the style of play for the better and also with an ordinary squad he managed to lead Leverkusen to become champions in the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal. One of Xabi Alonso best performances which resulted in him breaking many records this season.

Of course, they will use long break for tour or charity matches with other teams. Next season we will see Leverkusen progress in the Champions League, of course Xabi Alonso must be able to organize the team strength to be stronger for next season. Management is quite satisfied with Xabi Alonso performance because only he was able to bring Leverkusen to success by winning two trophies this season.

Oh hell yes that would be for sure the baddest ending and feeling for the season.
Same here , glad that they done it and with 10 players for 45 Minutes thats a good strength from Leverkusen.

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Tomorrow will be the last relegation game between Bochum and Düsseldorf.
Fingers crossed that Bochum will make the magical happen and equalizes the three goals from the first game.

Kaiserslautern were definitely living the dream this season, they scale pass through some of the Bundesliga clubs and winning the cup would have been an icing on the cake for them and one of the stories of the season. But a win will have seem to shatter all what Xabi Alonso had worked for throughout the season. Personally I feel like they seems just too relax in the too finals and were over themselves, this was probably because of the league triumph celebrations which Is why it is better not to do  too much of the celebration after winning a title and the entire season isn’t just over.