Quote from: Lannakosa on June 09, 2024, 11:43:01 AM

Quote from: Ndabagi01 on June 08, 2024, 11:37:30 PM

Bayern Leverkusen playing in the champions league will be a lot different thing for them because they haven’t been there for many many years ago. All the existing players of the team have no much experience of the champions league, so it will be a bigger challenge for them. They’ve proven how strong they are in the Bundesliga and also in the Europa league. Now the greater test awaits them in the champions league where the best teams in Europe plays in that competition and the competitive edge between the teams their are very high unlike where they’re coming from. If they resist the competitive nature and come out victorious, that is when we can now say that Bayern Leverkusen are up to the task also.

It's not just about the experience of a particular tournament, but also about the level of the opponents, as well as the form in which the team is. The Champions League will certainly be the most difficult test for the team and for Alonso, because one season can be completed on luck and courage, and you can earn recognition if the team can repeat the success again. And if we are talking about success, then the Bayer could not achieve it in the EL final, and Atalanta is not the strongest team, in the Champions League the opponents will be much more difficult.

However, all of these are obstacles and they will undergo competition that has never been done before, clearly this is difficult part for Leverkusen and Xabi and what needs to be done is to try to prepare for the best performance and start with more difficult competition.
Leverkusen experience cannot be said to be perfect because they still rarely meet strong team from various domestic leagues, but that also does not rule out the possibility that they can perform optimally and beat several big team in the UCL next season.
This season was also big surprise when they managed to reach the Europa League final, previously it was always difficult for Leverkusen to achieve this, but they proved that their performance this season was able to compete very well.
Defeat in the Europa League final can also be valuable lesson that anything can happen easily, they can use incidents like this as reference for enthusiasm for next season when competing in the UCL.