In this case I do not think that Leverkusen's strength is the same as Bayern because however their conditions remain different in terms of strength and in terms of players, it's just that for management and performance this season Leverkusen is indeed very good and this is what makes them strong even with players who are in fact below Bayern.
Indeed, when it comes to player strength and quality, Bayern Munich and Leverkusen are very different, Leverkusen is still below Bayern Munich's players. However, what I have seen from Leverkusen is that in the last two years they have begun to show a revival from their downturn after the arrival of Xabi Alanso. I think Xabi Alanso succeeded in building a strong winning mentality in his team, maybe he imitated the way Real Madrid built a winning mentality in their players, and this is what Xabi Alanso is doing for his team at the moment.
So from that it would be quite funny to say their strength is comparable so in this case I don't really agree with saying Leverkusen is comparable to Bayern because in terms of strength and quality Bayern players are still superior, it's just that for cohesiveness and performance they deserve to be praised.
Currently Leverkusen deserves to be praised and Xabi is a new figure but has a cold hand in his coaching which makes this Leverkusen different this season.
For this season they will definitely perform better than before and Xabi really answered the confidence given by the club for his second season now.
Xabi is a blessing in disguise and his relationship with the players is very good which injects more strength into the balance of the club.
Entering the fourth week of the Bundesliga League, I am sure that Xabi Alanso will answer the club's challenge to him to continue playing consistently in every match with the strength he has so that his hopes of winning the Bundesliga League are maintained.
It's a challenge for Xabi as they begin a more demanding schedule than ever before as they now prepare for their first Europa League match.
They will face Hacken in the Europa League followed by Heidenheim in the Bundesliga a few days later.
Xabi will have to start thinking of a good rotation for the players so that they don't get overworked in this busy schedule and indeed this will be a good challenge for Xabi especially if he can handle it then he will definitely have a lot of confidence this season.