Quote from: Hirose UK on Today at 04:15:07 AM

This season has 9 matches remaining and Leverkusen is at the top of the standings with 10 points adrift of Bayern Munich who are in second place.
It is clearly not an easy thing for Bayern Munich to achieve or even surpass Leverkusen points tally in just 9 matches. remaining.
Currently, many parties believe that the Bundesliga title is held by Leverkusen and of course this statement is also based on Leverkusen ability and playing quality which can be said to be truly stable.
There have been no truly fatal mistakes that have caused Leverkusen to lose and all team that have faced Leverkusen before have felt the pressure of how strong the defense is and how great the attack strategy Leverkusen has.
When talking about players, Bayern Munich is actually far superior with the presence of various great players who clearly have great qualities, but Leverkusen is much better at dealing with every situation and condition in every match.
This is one of Leverkusen advantages that Xabi has implemented this season.

In the previous away match the first leg against Qarabag resulted in draw, and this proves that Leverkusen can still play well even in away matches.
In the second leg match, Leverkusen will benefit from playing at home and of course this is big opportunity for Leverkusen to win and be able to qualify for the last 8.
I also hope that Leverkusen can become team that continues to survive in the Europa League and really fight for the title by reaching the final, this is one of the hopes and desires of everyone, especially Leverkusen fans.

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. 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.
Their last UEL round of 16 game was played and the results were very impressive. We saw the two big teams in the competition strive to make a good game.

Although for Qarabag, yes they were very much competitive and they did their best to hold Leverkusen to a draw but this is not a justification to their qualification unto the next phase. Big ups to them still that they were able to perform unpredictably well last night. They better in the first two goals in the game and they definitely used their host advantage very well. Leverkusen, would only have to do better in the second leg adding that they'd be the host and i believe they won't want to tarnish their records so far this season, so I'm very much confident in their ability to score enough and secure the next phase ticket when they take on Qarabag in Germany.