Bayer Leverkusen is very ambitious, they want this season to be unbeaten, it is not an easy thing for other teams to make their team unbeaten in one season, something that should be appreciated for the team and of course coach Xabi Alonso, Xabi really turned this team into the best not only in the league but currently in Europe.
How the stamina and mentality that Xabi creates in his players is not just something, his team has proven it in making it happen, how they always score goals in the last minutes even in a losing position, and when they are confirmed as league champions they still aim for victory, this is the team who was built with a strong mentality, and wants himself to not only be known in his country as a champion, but he is aiming for complete victory this season by never failing.
Leverkusen's qualification to the finals of this season's UEL was also historic as they kept their unbeaten record still in play after drawing to Roma. This season they've been an undaunted team and they really have all it takes to finish the season with the unbeaten record intact and two trophies in their shelf. Their next UEL opponent is competitive but it's not really a big deal for them based on the fact that they have gained enough confidence and have even being in tougher encounters which they've at thesame time comfortably come out from victoriously.
Atalanta themselves know that they won't be up for a joke game in the semi finals stage. It would be quite disappointing if Leverkusen flops on this opportunity to win the European League as even their manager Xabi Alonso has been able to ensure they have an upper hand over other opponents. Well it's something that's more than impossible. Alonso has been able to prove himself worthy to take on a higher ranked club.
His good at what he's done so far even with a less productive squad as Leverkusen, now one would imagine how enormous he'd achieve with a productive squad with higher player capacity and quality. He's another one amongst many players turn coach that did well both in the pitch and in the manager's box too. I really won't be surprised if he's beckoned up on by bigger clubs to show his abilities.