Unexpected result. If I remember correctly, Bochum was a slight favorite with a quote of 2.35 and Fortuna was quoted as ~2.8. But in the end it all ended in the first game and the second became a formality, I highly doubt that Fortune will play worse at home. It’s a pity that Bochum plays in the knockout games and not Union (which has the same number of points), it would be a much more interesting and competitive pairing.
Yes, but Bochum's performance so far has been very bad. Their motivation is really small. On the other hand, even though Fortuna is in League 2, they have quite a big motivation to get into the main Bundesliga in Germany. However, this is only the first leg, and we will be presented with different results perhaps in the second leg. Or will Bochum's appearance be much more slumped? Yes, that can happen, because later they will play at the Fortuna stadium in the second leg, right?
It is possible for Bayer Leverkusen to maintain their good form, but for repeating what they actually did this season, I have some confidence that they can't repeat their unbeaten record; in fact, it just happened at Lucky despite their good form. Even if a team is in great form, playing unbeaten throughout the season and making it to the league is not easy work.
In my opinion. as long as Xabi is still there, as long as Xabi can optimize the strategy he applies and also as long as the club supports him, then this will happen. I am sure that in the transfer market, Xabi will make a purchase that can make Leverkusen even stronger. This is beyond doubt, at least this time they have more money and Xabi has more opportunities to buy the best players in his opinion for the club.