An awesome performance it has been for Leverkusen, here's a reason to be really tough with their confidence this season, starting off winning a trophy is a very good and ideal performance from Leverkusen, just maybe they could get a trio this season (lol) anyways congratulations to them on this victory and the trophy they have won. This for me is a whole lot as it regards their confidence boost and their psychology been at its best. Winning Stuttgart even with all of the challenges they had to face earlier is really a commendable performance I'm hopeful they keep up this way with the rest of the season.
It's crazy that Xabi's mentality was really tested in this match.
I actually thought when Leverkusen were outnumbered by a red card in the first 30 minutes it could have cost them the trophy because it's very difficult to make a difference when you're down a man. But it is indeed a well-honed mentality and we cannot forget that Leverkusen is one of the clubs specializing in crucial minutes that made them finally lift the trophy again by perfecting the previous 2 trophies they had brought last season.
This should be noticed by other clubs because it looks like the Xabi era still can't end quickly at Leverkusen and this could be the spirit of Leverkusen to make a good breakthrough again this season in the Bundesliga.