But what is certain is that even though he lost in the European final, Xabi Alonso has proven that there has been improvement in his first year coaching, the semifinals are now final even though he lost. so the praise for Xabi Alonso is very deserved, and maybe next season Xabi Alonso will make a big surprise in the UCL league.
Indeed, this was Leverkusen's first defeat this season which was very painful because the defeat occurred in the final. However, Leverkusen's achievements this season are truly extraordinary, with 51 matches unbeaten. It will take a very long time for another team to break Leverkusen's current record. I think that by losing to Atalanta in the European Cup final, Leverkusen will vent everything in the DFB cup, especially against a team that is far below them, of course the DFB Cup trophy belongs to Bayerkusen so they can combine the two trophies this season.
failure in the European league is not a failure to break Leverkusen spirit because Xabi has succeeded in helping Leverkusen get the Bundesliga title which has been dominated by Munich for so long and now still has high hopes of winning the DFB title to recover from the disappointment in the European league which they lost against Atalanta.
even though it looks very strong and still has great enthusiasm, it doesn't mean that Leverkusen can give a big surprise in the UCL as long as the mentality of the Leverkusen players is still the same as in the European League match yesterday, while the competition in the UCL is very tight and the mentality of the players is an important role for Leverkusen to prove a surprise in the UCL next season.
unless there are changes to the attack line which will be replaced with players who are more experienced and have a champion's mentality who can help Leverkusen become even stronger.
this defeat was indeed a bit unacceptable for most fans, but for me this failure must be tolerated because Leverkusen so far does not have the readiness or experience in terms of competing for the European League title and on the one hand, the experience of a great coach like Xabi is also not very good. has great experience of winning a prestigious title like this season.