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Quote from: imamusma on August 15, 2024, 10:58:13 PM

To win the trophy again does not have to repeat it in the same way, Leverkusen does not have to set the standard to be undefeated throughout the season, that is too heavy for the players and for Xabi Alonso himself.

Indeed, in football, there is no perfect standard every year. Their focus is to achieve the target. And Leverkusen's target is to maintain the Bundesliga title to remain with them. Xabi's work becomes more and certainly harder this season. Because Leverksuen will also compete with top European clubs in the UCL, which is a very tight competition.

Playing in the Champions League will make Leverkusen's path to winning the Bundesliga title even more difficult because they will have to divide their focus on both equally important competitions unlike last season where they only played in the Europa League where the obstacles were not as difficult as now, but I think my prediction about Leverkusen is that they cannot go further in the Champions League I mean not to the final or semifinals because to achieve that they have to face tougher top clubs such as Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Arsenal.

I totally agree with you. Leverkusen qualified for the Champions League. And if Xabi Alonso wants to dominate the Champions League and Bundesliga at the same time, it will put extra pressure on the players. Because every team that qualified for the Champions League is strong. And it is very difficult to perform well against these teams. At the same time, the chances of players getting injured will increase due to the busy schedule. As a result, it will be difficult for Leverkusen to perform well in the Bundesliga.

However, Leverkusen's coach Xabi Alonso is quite experienced. Last season, Alonso led Leverkusen to an unbeaten Bundesliga title. He is certainly aware of the strength of his squad. But I think Xabi's main target will be to dominate the Bundesliga. Because Xabi Alonso knows very well that he does not have a squad strong enough to win the Champions League title.