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Xabi Alonso is not an experienced coach but he is a coach who has very good quality, what he showed last season is real proof.
It is difficult when a team will compete in the Champion League because the competition is very fierce but I am sure Xabi Alonso and also Leverkusen management will be realistic in determining their targets and of course they do not set aside to defend the Bundesliga title just for the match or pursue the target in the Champion League.
Defending the Bundesliga title is the main target of the Leverkusen team and I see it as very possible for them to do, because the strength of the team and also their rival Bayern Munich are still in repair to rise which has no guarantee to be able to exceed last season's strength.
Xabi Alonso experience is still very minimal, but he has shown his quality as a great coach. He managed to transform Leverkusen in his short time into a team to watch out for in the Bundesliga. His genius in strategizing and managing Leverkusen has made Bayern Munich lose the trophies that they had won in several years in a row. He has already managed to bring Leverkusen their first Bundesliga trophy, but if faced with the Champions League, it is still uncertain whether he will be able to do so.
I am very optimistic that he can win the Bundesliga trophy again, but he will have a hard time winning the UCL trophy. Xabi Alonso will try to do his best this season including bringing Leverkusen to compete with other elite clubs in the Champions League, but he will also prioritize the Bundesliga because he wants to win the trophy again in a row.