Leverkusen are really pretty impressive so far. Xabi Alonso is just continuing from where he left. I'm curious about one thing as well. Can they stay in the title race until the end? After seeing them performing really decently in Allianz Arena and stealing a point from them too I started to think about this possibility more.
Leverkusen wouldn't do like Dortmund did at the end in my opinion. They would play much stronger if they play a championship game on the final week of the season. Therefore Bayern Munich had better be as consistent as possible if they don't want to see their title streak ending.
Leverkusen and Leipzig are very solid this year. Maybe they won't be champions but they can push Bayern. Finally, Leverkusen has a squad that is as ossified as it used to be. There used to be a Leverkusen with Yıldıray Baştürk and Michael Ballak. It always came close to winning the championship. Once they won the Uefa and once they played the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Leverkusen would have wo the game comfortably if their finishing was a bit better. Leverkusen's striker is someone everyone should watch. What kind of a guy is he, strong like a stallion, soft and agile like an octopus. If he improves his finishing a bit, next year he'll go from Leverkus to a big team.