Leverkusen's match with Leipzig will be tough. Leverkusen seems to be performing less than last year. So of course they can be contenders for the championship but I don't expect an undefeated championship like last year. They may probably suffer defeats this year in this race with Bayern but it is obvious that they are under great management with Xabi. It seems like it will be better this year.
Leverkusen is still at the same level for this season and I don't think Leverkusen will immediately lose easily at home when facing Leipzig. Because with the same management under Xabi Alonso, of course Leverkusen will still be a great team and this season they still have to be considered strong in the Bundesliga even though Leverkusen could lose in one or two games. Because to repeat last season's achievements will clearly be quite difficult for Leverkusen even though the possibility is still very open.
The spirit of victory is still burning within the Leverkusen players, they have just managed to achieve a dramatic victory at Monchengladbach headquarters and managed to beat Carl Zeiss Jena in Round 1 of the DFB Cup. Leverkusen will act as hosts in this match, of course their enthusiasm will increase when playing in front of their own supporters.
I admit, Leipzig is not a weak team, they are very difficult to beat. But if Leverkusen can maintain their best performance, victory is not impossible to achieve. Last season's success in winning the Bundesliga Trophy and being an undefeated team should be used as motivation this season, even though in the end they failed to maintain their status as an undefeated team, at least they have tried to repeat the success achieved last season.