However, it will be exciting to see what things look like after the winter break. Some of Bayer's top players will travel to the Africa Cup of Nations and then it will become clear whether the second line of players can maintain the current level or not.
The Africa Cup of Nations will definitely have an impact for the first match days. If all of the players will be nominated, Bayer Leverkusen would have to play without a maximum of five players. And Bayern Munich would have to play without a maximum of 3 players. Both teams would play 6 times during this time. Leverkusen 5x in the Bundesliga and 1x in the DFB Cup. Bayern Munich 6x in the Bundesliga. Whereby 1 of these matches is the catch-up match against Union Berlin.