No matter what anyone says, Bayer Leverkusen will have done a great job if they become champions this season. Whichever team can stop Bayern München's years-long domination in Germany is truly great.
Bayer Leverkusen is undefeated in 16 matches. Despite this, the point difference with Bayern München is only 4 and Bayern has one match less. So the potential point difference is only 1. The only team that could beat Bayern this season was Eintracht Frankfurt. We should give their credits too. Bayern München is now waiting for Leverkusen to make a mistake, like a predator waiting for its prey. When this pressure increases its influence on Leverkusen, they can make mistakes. Xabi Alonso should be commended just for being able to handle this properly. Not even half of the league is over yet. We cannot declare anyone a champion just yet, but this excitement will continue to increase.
I agree with you, that Xabi deserves praise as a form of appreciation for his hard work in polishing Laverkusen into an unbeatable team so far. not only in the Bundesliga, the DFP Pokal and Europa League have not been touched by any defeats, a journey that we very rarely see at the moment.
The small difference in points with its closest competitor Bayern has not been able to make Laverkusen sit comfortably at the top of the standings, just losing points by drawing is enough for Tuchel and his fleet to overtake Laverkusen. everyone certainly agrees that breaking Bayern dominance is not an easy matter, and anyone who can do it deserves respect.
The competition in the second half of the season will continue to increase, along with the density of matches in each competition being participated in. I think both Xabi and Tuchel will increase their focus to remain consistent, and update their the strategy is again so that it is not easily read by other teams. apart from that, I am very curious about what Xabi and Tuchel will do in the january transfer window which is getting closer.