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Leverkusen's defeat in the grand final against Atalanta was very natural and normal even though the location was very painful for Leverkusen. However, for next season there are many fans who will again see how Alonso will spend another season with Leverkusen in a greater competition, namely the Champions League and also the Bundesliga, where Alonso will also be determined to maintain his unbeaten record in the Bundesliga next season again with conditions which is a bit heavy of course.

No team has done an unbeaten run in the league matches in a two times season consecutively, so I’m not expecting Bayern Leverkusen to be able to accomplish that next season. They can give it a try to see, but I’m not that confidence that they can pull that through if they try. All teams have already seen their potential and will not want to play with them unprepared or allow them to have an unbeaten run for the second time. Bayern Leverkusen have a greater task ahead of them even if they don’t fight for the unbeaten run to win the Bundesliga, the teams they’ve won on both legs or drew some matches with, they’ll want to avenge that in the next season. Next season will certainly not be an easy one for Xabi Alonso, so he should be extra prepared for it.

Xabi certainly knows that the challenges next season will be tougher, where they have to defend the Bundesliga trophy and compete in the Champions League. Apart from that, it will not be easy to continue their unbeaten record throughout the season, I think what is actually more important is bringing Leverkusen back to success. Most of Leverkusen's key players still remain, and Xabi only needs to polish the squad's depth by adding rotation options.

If you look at the opportunities available, Xabi seems to be prioritizing defending the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal trophies, because in the Champions League the competition is quite tight. Meanwhile, if Leverkusen is able to repeat another impressive season, appearing consistently in every competition they participate in, then Xabi will truly be able to prove his managerial quality.

All contestants who have been defeated by Leverkusen in the Bundesliga will try to take revenge, in first place is of course Bayern. Leverkusen efforts are actually a little easier if you look at the changes in managers of Bayern and Dortmund, but still they are the real rulers in the Bundesliga, so Leverkusen must be fully alert.