Any idea how Leverkusen is going to perform in the Champions League competition?
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Nothing more than the round of sixteen, immediately after the group stage games. That's whwtbi expect from them.
We should have seen that finals in the next couple of months ( August ) but, Bayern Leverkusen had some difficulties beating Atalanta in the finals of the European Europa League Competition.
I expect them to also dominate their group and come out as the best, I mean finishing strong at the top, but nothing more than the knock out stage believe, they should rather surprise me than for be to set my hopes high and they fail me completely. I love Xabi Alonso, I want to see him rise to the level of other top managers but I don't know if he can do it back to back for Bayern Leverkusen same way he did last season.
Yes, if we hope for team consistency it will be very difficult, even though Leverkusen looked cool in every match last season. In the following season, it will be difficult for Alonso to continue to make his team play matches like before. That doesn't mean Leverkusen can't do it, but it's a pretty serious challenge for Xabi Alonso and it won't be easy at all. Moreover, they will compete in the Champions League, in fact we don't yet know which teams will be challengers in the group phase later. what I can theorize is that the club's or Xabi's main target is to qualify from the group phase. After that, it depends on what team they will be playing against. that is, if Leverkusen is not in the group phase which has tough opponents. The reason is, the Champions League competition is quite tough and is a challenge for the squad coached by Xabi Alonso. It's not only related to mentality, but every team they will play against is a team that performs quite well in their respective leagues. The point is, I can't expect anything before they play their match after the new competition starts. We will see later, whether Xabi Alonso is able and keeps Leverkusen as competitive as last season. Or, Leverkusen will be like other teams who failed to maintain the consistency they built in the previous season. But at least Leverkusen has a chance to qualify for the group phase with the squad they currently have, but we will only know for sure when the Champions League competition is rolled out.