It looks like the problems on Bayern Munich's side are still not resolved and after the announcement of Thomas Tuchel's departure in the summer, they have to focus back on the Bundesliga where Bayern Munich will face Leipzig this week. Of course, with their poor record in the previous two Bundesliga matches, it is doubtful that Bayern Munich will be able to win this match, especially since Leipzig is not a team that can be taken lightly.
If we refer to the H2H of the two teams, there is a quite surprising fact that since last season, Bayern Munich have never won and it is Leipzig who often beat them. The draw also enlivened their previous meeting and this will be a tense match and will also prove that both teams can continue to provide the best results. Bayern Munich will be favored as hosts but it is possible that they will still get bad results and once again they lose then Bayern Munich will have no hope this season.
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Making the problem of Bayern Munich looking like it was totally a coaching problem isn't actually fair enough because I know no coach especially in the caliber of tuchel would want to get results that will not be good enough to set his team at the top of the league table bother in their domestic league a d even in other elite leagues where they play, tuchel may not have appeared to have performed excellently but he didn't do too bad aswell.
We are on the same page as far as this issue is concerned. Quite a bit, Bayern's problems exist even before the arrival of Thomas Tuchel. It's a failure of the whole rebuilding process. I agree that Tuchel has his own problem and couldn't turn things around but he's not the core problem bedeviling Bayern. Tuchel might be a good couch but not definitely for Bayern. People fail to realize that the Tuchel of Chelsea is quite different from Tuchel of bayern. Having accept that job in the first place is his biggest mistake.
It's very obvious that the fans and some of the players hearts are still with Naglesman because some of them do not even respect him with their egoistic character. The situation was not like this when he arrived at Chelsea. The squad was ready to work with him and the couch was also motivated to give his best. Everything is different here in Munich for him. I hope he'll soon finds a team where they will appreciate him more for his efforts. I wonder if it's even necessary for Bayern's management to release information like this at this time.
If Bayern Munich is unable to restore confidence then I'm afraid they will have difficulty facing Lazio in the Champions League. The match against Leipzig must be the start of improvement so that players can show their consistency again and winning is also considered very important so that the points they have are not far behind Leverkusen. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will be able to secure the three points in this match because this has been an evaluation for them previously.
Currently bit difficult position for Bayern Munich at the moment after three consecutive defeats in all competitions and two defeats in the Bundesliga make remaining 8 points left from Bayern Leverkusen on the top position standings awhile. Next match, Bayern Munich have improve their performance against RB Leipzig and become the recovery winning moment before facing SC Freiburg and then Lazio are waiting for second leg Champion League match.Bayern Munich's chances of winning the Bundesliga this season depend on the consistency of their performance and the other teams performance when facing Bayern Leverkusen. Bayern Munich's chances of retaining the Bundesliga title this season are a little difficult because they are 8 points behind at the moment.
Bayern Munich will still face a tough challenge from Leipzig after experiencing difficult times in their last three matches in all competitions. This match is slightly advantageous for Bayern because it is being played at their home ground, but Leipzig also really needs a win to maintain their chances of getting into the top four.
I think Leipzig is very confident heading into this match, Bayern's inconsistent performance in their last three matches can be exploited to gain points. Bayern certainly wants to evaluate immediately in order to end their bad record, but Leipzig is not an opponent that is easy to beat, this match is very exciting because Leipzig will not just give up because their goal is to be in the top four.
Bayern Munich's confidence collapsed after the defeat against Leverkusen, followed by the defeat against Lazio, and finally against Bochum. Leipzig will certainly take advantage of this opportunity to beat Bayern Munich away from home because this victory is also important for overtaking Dortmund who are in fourth place. Bayern Munich may no longer be enthusiastic about the Bundesliga because they are far behind Leverkusen in first place, so Bayern Munich's current focus is on playing the second leg against Lazio in the UCL League. So, with conditions like these, I predict Leipzig will get points when they visit Bayer Munich. If you don't get three points, at least get one point.I think Leipzig is very confident heading into this match, Bayern's inconsistent performance in their last three matches can be exploited to gain points. Bayern certainly wants to evaluate immediately in order to end their bad record, but Leipzig is not an opponent that is easy to beat, this match is very exciting because Leipzig will not just give up because their goal is to be in the top four.
I look at Bayer Munich at the moment, pity the player Harry Keane. He seems to be a kind of curse that Bayern Munich will be without a title this season. He is like Ibrahimovic before, if there is Ibrahim in a big team then that team will have difficulty winning the Champions League.
Bayern Munich inconsistent form have left the club's performance with doubts from their supporters. Gone are those days, in scenario where we can confidently place wager on the game but ending up not been able to milk the gambling system because most of these elite teams are having terrible results, but they hope for a rebound back to matches.
What is your standard for consistent form? Winning 5 in a row or something similar? If you take a look at past results, Bayern usually ends the season with 4 losses or more since 18-19. Most of the time they also end the season with points around the 80 mark or so. If you look at the stats then it feels like Bayern is not as impressive as you think it is, in the league at least. If anything Leverkusen is just the better team atm since they have better form even if you compare it to the last season or a few seasons ago. Not saying this will continue though, since the league is still long. Just remember how close Dortmund was last season and then they fumbled it to allow Bayern to win it as usual. 
The movement of Robert Lewandowski outta the club really affected him and the squad since Robert Lewandowski was one of the major sources of the goals scored by Bayern Munich. They failed to sign up a replacement and it affected them hugely. They should have done better to get a back up but they couldn't and it did affected the plans of Julian Nagelsmann.
The club board's decision to recruit Harry Kane was actually to replace the position left by Lewandowski. I think it was a very correct decision. Lewi and Kane are both pure strikers and they are both great finishers too. For me, Benzema, Lewi and Kane are the greatest pure strikers of their generation. So actually Munich has got a replacement for Levi. What causes them to perform poorly in the league in my opinion is because Tuchel doesn't have enough tactics and I see several teams using the same tactics to make things difficult for Munich. I don't know if this is true but what I saw was like that.
This Bayern Munich team really need to step up their game between now and the end of the season if they wish to salvage the season, because their rates of inconsistency is really alarming for a team as Bayern, the game against leipzig is really a must win game too them because they can't afford more slip up in their quest for the league title, besides it's already been confirmed that Thomas tuchel will be parting ways with the club on mutual agreement at the end of this season, so they just all have to step their game and salvage something out of this season.
Bayern Munich inconsistent form have left the club's performance with doubts from their supporters. Gone are those days, in scenario where we can confidently place wager on the game but ending up not been able to milk the gambling system because most of these elite teams are having terrible results, but they hope for a rebound back to matches. Talking about stepping up their game, that particular tasks is owed by the headcoach and the players. They're held responsible for the decline in performance and this is not encouraging and bad news for the team. 
I think Bayern Munich has found a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, namely Harry Kane because Harry Kane is also a goal scoring machine for Bayern Munich this season and the total goal achieved by Harry Kane are also quite a lot, it's just that Bayern Munich is experiencing an unlucky fate because of Leverkusen become an obstacle for Bayern Munich in the race for the Bundesliga title and it seem as if Bayern Munich has lost its enthusiasm to compete with Leverkusen. Which is why Bayern Munich performance continue to decline and makes Thomas Tuchel position even more threatened, even though if you look at it as a whole, Bayern Munich performance is not that bad several match that were quite surprising for Bayern Munich and made them fail to get full points.
Even in the Champions League, Bayern Munich lost in the first leg so this cannot be said to be good, because if in the second leg Bayern Munich fail to take advantage of their home advantage and instead only achieved draw. Bayern Munich could be eliminated in the Champions League, in the Bundesliga itself Bayern Munich completely missed an opportunity, they can still fight if Leverkusen loses points in the remaining games of this season but that is if Bayern Munich no longer loses again.
Even in the Champions League, Bayern Munich lost in the first leg so this cannot be said to be good, because if in the second leg Bayern Munich fail to take advantage of their home advantage and instead only achieved draw. Bayern Munich could be eliminated in the Champions League, in the Bundesliga itself Bayern Munich completely missed an opportunity, they can still fight if Leverkusen loses points in the remaining games of this season but that is if Bayern Munich no longer loses again.
No arguments with that you dig? I love Harry Kane and I know what he can do for Bayern Munich same way he gave all his all for Tottenham Hotspur.
As much as Harry Kane is fit and not out Injured you can be sure of his scoring twenty goals and more in a season, it'll be more beautiful with the thriving winger's who can as well support him from.the flanks.
What do you mean by " Bayern Munich is experiencing an unlucky fate because of Bayern Leverkusen" I'd want a break down lol. Maaan, Bayern Munich has a coach wrong with whatever hes been doing for the club you don't have to bring Bayern Leverkusen Into the blunders of Bayern Munich. For Bayern Leverkusen, they've be determined and has chased this trophy from the very beginning strongly.
As the Champions League Competition, they could escape this round but you see the next, I wonder how they'll even want to do that.
Bayern will be able to focus on the Leipzig match because they play the return leg against Lazio on March 5th and they have two Bundesliga games to play before that, so they should use those matches to regain their confidence. Probably everyone understands that Bayer will no longer allow itself to be overtaken, but this does not mean that Bayern does not need to try to win all the remaining matches. The match with Lazio will be very important and probably very difficult, and Bayern's attack line is very strong, but for some reason the team is playing very poorly.
If Bayern Munich is unable to restore confidence then I'm afraid they will have difficulty facing Lazio in the Champions League. The match against Leipzig must be the start of improvement so that players can show their consistency again and winning is also considered very important so that the points they have are not far behind Leverkusen. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will be able to secure the three points in this match because this has been an evaluation for them previously.I think Leipzig is very confident heading into this match, Bayern's inconsistent performance in their last three matches can be exploited to gain points. Bayern certainly wants to evaluate immediately in order to end their bad record, but Leipzig is not an opponent that is easy to beat, this match is very exciting because Leipzig will not just give up because their goal is to be in the top four.
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I think this season's title race is over and Bayern Munich has failed to defend its Bundesliga title.Regarding the competition for position 2, 3 or 4, I think Bayern Munich will not think about that anymore, now their mentality and self-confidence has decreased quite a bit.
And I regret that the impact of their decline will continue into the Champions League.
For what is happening now, Tuchel is the one who is most to blame, apart from Leverkusen who are very strong this season, but Bayern's inability to maintain consistency means they are now even further behind Leverkusen.
And personally I thought whether this was because of Kane's curse of never winning a title like at Tottenham before.
There are rumors that there will be a change of coach. I don't think Bayern's management will rush into making this decision because it will actually make the team worse off.
Decline in performance which resulted in defeat in the UCL match for Bayern Munich is very unfortunate for many people because they should not be in condition like this, in the future if there are more defeats then there is no chance for Bayern Munich to title this season.
Many people were shocked by what Bayern Munich experienced and many people really couldn't believe that Bayern Munich had to suffer three consecutive defeats, in several matches that ended in defeat, it was also seen that Tuchel was really quite disappointed.
I think there is chance for Bayern Munich to sack Tuchel and of course this has been rumor that has been frequently discussed for some time, after all there are several names of coaches who have been linked with Bayern Munich such as Mourinho.
Apart from that, there are several other names of coaches who are truly associated with Bayern Munich, such as Xabi and Zinedine Zidane, these two figures have had big influence on the team they hold and are likely to be able to make Bayern Munich return to its original state.
But in this list of names it is still unclear who Bayern Munich really wants and will use as Tuchel replacement coach.
However, I personally think that Xabi or Zinedine Zidane would be much better than Mourinho.
The movement of Robert Lewandowski outta the club really affected him and the squad since Robert Lewandowski was one of the major sources of the goals scored by Bayern Munich. They failed to sign up a replacement and it affected them hugely. They should have done better to get a back up but they couldn't and it did affected the plans of Julian Nagelsmann.
He was brilliant in the Champions League Competition but not during the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich was even lucky to see themselves as winners last year. Some player are unhappy and would definitely want to go or leave the club.
Finally interested in a coach like Xabi Alonso means a lot, it shows they're in for stability, longevity and also consistency.
I think Bayern Munich has found a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, namely Harry Kane because Harry Kane is also a goal scoring machine for Bayern Munich this season and the total goal achieved by Harry Kane are also quite a lot, it's just that Bayern Munich is experiencing an unlucky fate because of Leverkusen become an obstacle for Bayern Munich in the race for the Bundesliga title and it seem as if Bayern Munich has lost its enthusiasm to compete with Leverkusen. Which is why Bayern Munich performance continue to decline and makes Thomas Tuchel position even more threatened, even though if you look at it as a whole, Bayern Munich performance is not that bad several match that were quite surprising for Bayern Munich and made them fail to get full points.He was brilliant in the Champions League Competition but not during the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich was even lucky to see themselves as winners last year. Some player are unhappy and would definitely want to go or leave the club.
Finally interested in a coach like Xabi Alonso means a lot, it shows they're in for stability, longevity and also consistency.
Even in the Champions League, Bayern Munich lost in the first leg so this cannot be said to be good, because if in the second leg Bayern Munich fail to take advantage of their home advantage and instead only achieved draw. Bayern Munich could be eliminated in the Champions League, in the Bundesliga itself Bayern Munich completely missed an opportunity, they can still fight if Leverkusen loses points in the remaining games of this season but that is if Bayern Munich no longer loses again.
If Bayern Munich is unable to restore confidence then I'm afraid they will have difficulty facing Lazio in the Champions League. The match against Leipzig must be the start of improvement so that players can show their consistency again and winning is also considered very important so that the points they have are not far behind Leverkusen. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will be able to secure the three points in this match because this has been an evaluation for them previously.
Bayern Munich will still face a tough challenge from Leipzig after experiencing difficult times in their last three matches in all competitions. This match is slightly advantageous for Bayern because it is being played at their home ground, but Leipzig also really needs a win to maintain their chances of getting into the top four.I think Leipzig is very confident heading into this match, Bayern's inconsistent performance in their last three matches can be exploited to gain points. Bayern certainly wants to evaluate immediately in order to end their bad record, but Leipzig is not an opponent that is easy to beat, this match is very exciting because Leipzig will not just give up because their goal is to be in the top four.
Now we have another coach is going to leave job after end of this season with Thomas Tuchel is also agreeing with management to leave after end of this season due to poor performance, so this new year is surely having too many issues for the coaches and teams need to improve their quality which is surely not easy, but hunt is going most chances we will have better result of the Bayern Munich in next games.
Bayern will be able to focus on the Leipzig match because they play the return leg against Lazio on March 5th and they have two Bundesliga games to play before that, so they should use those matches to regain their confidence. Probably everyone understands that Bayer will no longer allow itself to be overtaken, but this does not mean that Bayern does not need to try to win all the remaining matches. The match with Lazio will be very important and probably very difficult, and Bayern's attack line is very strong, but for some reason the team is playing very poorly.
If Bayern Munich is unable to restore confidence then I'm afraid they will have difficulty facing Lazio in the Champions League. The match against Leipzig must be the start of improvement so that players can show their consistency again and winning is also considered very important so that the points they have are not far behind Leverkusen. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will be able to secure the three points in this match because this has been an evaluation for them previously.I think Leipzig is very confident heading into this match, Bayern's inconsistent performance in their last three matches can be exploited to gain points. Bayern certainly wants to evaluate immediately in order to end their bad record, but Leipzig is not an opponent that is easy to beat, this match is very exciting because Leipzig will not just give up because their goal is to be in the top four.
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Bayern will be able to focus on the Leipzig match because they play the return leg against Lazio on March 5th and they have two Bundesliga games to play before that, so they should use those matches to regain their confidence. Probably everyone understands that Bayer will no longer allow itself to be overtaken, but this does not mean that Bayern does not need to try to win all the remaining matches. The match with Lazio will be very important and probably very difficult, and Bayern's attack line is very strong, but for some reason the team is playing very poorly.
If Bayern Munich is unable to restore confidence then I'm afraid they will have difficulty facing Lazio in the Champions League. The match against Leipzig must be the start of improvement so that players can show their consistency again and winning is also considered very important so that the points they have are not far behind Leverkusen. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will be able to secure the three points in this match because this has been an evaluation for them previously.Kane is a good striker and he has a strong goal scoring instinct. But he needs support from the midfielder so he can focus more and in several matches that ended in defeat we didn't see good cooperation between the midfield and the front line. This must be evaluated immediately by Tuchel even though the defense line is also playing less than optimally and needs immediate changes.
Finally, some positive news from Bayern Munich. It was expected that this would happen, we just didn't know when he would leave. Honestly, they haven't lived up to expectations given the talent they have. This team is not performing well this season, so it's clear that they can't keep him.
Now, it's going to be a long process again to bring in a new coach and staff. Right now, Thomas Tuchel and Xabi Alonso are quite different, except for their height. Will Xabi Alonso be the new coach for Bayern Munich next season? Does this mean he won't be coming to Liverpool? Of-course, this will be an interesting competition between Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Making the problem of Bayern Munich looking like it was totally a coaching problem isn't actually fair enough because I know no coach especially in the caliber of tuchel would want to get results that will not be good enough to set his team at the top of the league table bother in their domestic league a d even in other elite leagues where they play, tuchel may not have appeared to have performed excellently but he didn't do too bad aswell.Now, it's going to be a long process again to bring in a new coach and staff. Right now, Thomas Tuchel and Xabi Alonso are quite different, except for their height. Will Xabi Alonso be the new coach for Bayern Munich next season? Does this mean he won't be coming to Liverpool? Of-course, this will be an interesting competition between Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Him not been able to win the bundesliga as at this time isn't an indication that he's a bad coach, and I think announcing his exit by the end of the season is something that shouldn't have been done now as I think it's not a good news enough and it will further affect their performance after now because they know that whatever be the case he's leaving so there's almost no need to want to put him under any form of pressure to achieve anything whatsoever although for the sake of his reputation he would still want to maintain an average performance but the drive to getting something tangible may not be there well enough again. I don't see Xabi going to Bayern Munich because he may not want to continue in Germany again most probably it should be Liverpool but then I think it's better if Xabi stays one more season in Bayer Leverkusen.
The movement of Robert Lewandowski outta the club really affected him and the squad since Robert Lewandowski was one of the major sources of the goals scored by Bayern Munich. They failed to sign up a replacement and it affected them hugely. They should have done better to get a back up but they couldn't and it did affected the plans of Julian Nagelsmann.
He was brilliant in the Champions League Competition but not during the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich was even lucky to see themselves as winners last year. Some player are unhappy and would definitely want to go or leave the club.
Finally interested in a coach like Xabi Alonso means a lot, it shows they're in for stability, longevity and also consistency.
Of course, no one denied that Robert Lewandowski was the machine goals of Bayern Munich. They have no problem on scoring goals when they have Robert Lewandowski at that time. But every thing changed when Robert Lewandowski decided to leave Bayern Munich and joined Barcelona. Bayern management never signed a suitable replacement for Robert Lewandowski. They have just signed a suitable striker in this season, Harry Kane. Unfortunately, Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich when Bayern Munich isn't in their good form anymore. Many of Bayern players played under performance, especially for the defenders.He was brilliant in the Champions League Competition but not during the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich was even lucky to see themselves as winners last year. Some player are unhappy and would definitely want to go or leave the club.
Finally interested in a coach like Xabi Alonso means a lot, it shows they're in for stability, longevity and also consistency.
If we considered the change of the team from the departure of Lewandowski, it means the factor of Julian Nagelsmann wasn't very significant. Even if Bayern management keeps Julian Nagelsmann, there is no guarantee Bayern Munich will perform better. I even think Bayern Munich may perform worse.
It is not only Bayern Munich that is interested in signing Xabi Alonso. Liverpool seems to try negotiating with Xabi Alonso as well. Because Klopp has decided to leave Liverpool, they are in urgent for a new coach. Xabi Alonso is expected to be the ideal new coach for replacing the role of Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool.
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I'm sure, even if for example Julian Nagelsmann was still at Bayern Munich now then ya, I sure the result would be the same about failure. Because yes, in my view Julian Nagelsmann also does not have the ability and/or good quality if he is in this situation this season. Because after all, when Julian Nagelsmann was appointed as manager of Bayern Munich at that time, in reality Bayern Munich also still had Lewandowski. But in reality, when Lewandowski left, then Julian Nagelsmann also failed to produce good results for Bayern Munich, so Bayern Munich fired Julian Nagelsmann suddenly at that time and replaced him with Tuchel. But unfortunately, Tuchel also failed to produce good results for Bayern Munich, so it is perhaps natural that Bayern Munich has stated that it will terminate Tuchel contract at the end of this season.
Yes, it is true that Julian Nagelsmann failed to bring Bayern Munich to success, but at least Julian Nagelsmann was successful when he still relied on Lewandowski compared to Tuchel now who already has quality players like Harry Kane, will he also fail?If Tuchel really fails after having star players, I think there's nothing wrong with comparing him to Julian Nagelsmann or even missing his coaching.
If Bayern Munich's decision is very strong to fire Tuchel, I hope that the Munich management will not make a mistake in looking for a replacement for Tuchel rather than having to lose the reputation of Bayern Munich's legacy of dominance in the Bundesliga.
The movement of Robert Lewandowski outta the club really affected him and the squad since Robert Lewandowski was one of the major sources of the goals scored by Bayern Munich. They failed to sign up a replacement and it affected them hugely. They should have done better to get a back up but they couldn't and it did affected the plans of Julian Nagelsmann.
He was brilliant in the Champions League Competition but not during the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich was even lucky to see themselves as winners last year. Some player are unhappy and would definitely want to go or leave the club.
Finally interested in a coach like Xabi Alonso means a lot, it shows they're in for stability, longevity and also consistency.
Currently, Leverkusen's consistency has put them in the top contending spots for the Bundesliga title. Even though it's not so certain yet as there are still games to determine the victor, there's every possibility that there may be change of hands this season. Bayern Munich are doing their best to match up the intensity of contest Leverkusen are putting forward. Definitely they can hold onto the pressure for a while and for Bayer Leverkusen, they are not resilient in pursuing that major aim. Xabi Alonso and his squad aren't giving up and weekly they put up a whole different energy towards that trophy race.
Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Bayer Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good.
Leverkusen have performed well since the start of the season and it will take patience for them to succeed in widening the gap with Bayern Munich. When this opportunity came, Leverkusen managed to take advantage of it because no one predicted from the start that Leverkusen would stay at the top of the standings for long, but they managed to do it. For this reason, the remaining matches this season are not too difficult for Leverkusen, but they still have to be careful because in the second half of the season, each team will try to improve their performance in the standings.Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Bayer Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good.
For so long we have had to wait for potential newcomers to win the Bundesliga trophy and this season it looks like it will become a reality because Leverkusen is already 8 points ahead of Bayern Munich who are in second place. Even though there are still many matches left, of course, if Leverkusen manages to maintain their good performance, I am sure they will lock up the title early. For Bayern Munich, they may not be able to maintain their dominance in the Bundesliga this season because they have lost a lot of points in the last 2 matches.
So far we will definitely agree to say that Leverkusen has performed extraordinary this season, yes, as you said, they are the only club that has not been defeated this season and they have done this not only in the Bundesliga, but also in the European League, they have been in the group stage has not been touched by defeat. I will not be in a hurry to say that they will become champions this season, because as long as there is still a chance for Bayern Munich to catch up, then during that time it also means that they cannot be said to be able to become champions. But I would say they deserve to be champions this season.
Under the direction of Xabi Alonso, they have become a very strong club, apart from the several draws they achieved, I think this is a very normal thing for a club. Their only competitor this season is Bayern Munich, we waited until they met in the first round of the league and their match ended in a draw, that makes our confidence grow for them. And in the second round they met again and the result was that they were able to beat Bayern Munich with quite a landslide score, which makes us believe in them even more.
Now there are 12 more matches left in the Bundesliga, if you look at their points gap, Leverkusen only needs to win 10 more matches to ensure they will win the Bundesliga title. It will be interesting to see week by week, because we will be presented with more emotional matches from Leverkusen to achieve what they want this season.
Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Bayer Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good.
Bayer Leverkusen is the only unbeaten team in Europe's five major leagues. Bayern Munich are on the verge of losing the title to Bayer Leverkusen this season, but we have to admit that Bayer Leverkusen have been fantastic this season. If Bayer Leverkusen had performed like this last season, they would have been champions last season too. Bayern Munich crashed into a hard rock this time. 
You're right. Leverkusen performed very impressive, they become the team which never got a defeat so far. There is no unbeaten team in EPL, La Liga, and Serie A this season. Leverkusen is a special team and may make a new record if Leverkusen succeed to finish this season without a single defeat. What makes Leverkusen be more special, they never got a defeat in any competition (Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and UEL).Xabi Alonso really makes this team to be in another level. Even Bayern Munich never won against Leverkusen during this season. Xabi Alonso is a smart coach, he can improve the mentality of the players besides he applies the right tactics for the team. If Xabi Alonso can stay in Leverkusen, he may lead Leverkusen to win Bundesliga every season. Unfortunately, he is rumored to leave Leverkusen and join a new team for the next season.
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