When we talk about Bayern Leverkusen success last season, it involved a lot of things such as team work, determination and focus.
when a team has this major three things coupled with few other things, They literally will achieve anything achievable when it comes to football.
The season just got started, despite the fact that they've lost a game that doesn't determine how their season would end , they have lost some points just at the beginning of the season, but if they have focused, they will most likely bounce back stronger and possibly lifting some trophies this very season.
It is so funny to see how things doesn't last forever, look at Leverkusen who won the league unbeaten have gotten their first defeat since last season till the season by Leipzig. This shows that they might not be able to defend the title and a different club might win the league this season. If it happens so, it means that Bundesliga is becoming unpredictable.
I knew that it will be difficult for Bayern Leverkusen to defend the title because luck played important role in their success last season. Check their last year's matches and see that most of their game changing goals were scored at the dying minutes of the game which can only be regarded as luck and nothing else. Unfortunately, they are not a reservoir of luck so one should not expect them to be that lucky this season. I am expecting Bayern Munic to reclaim their spot in the German Bundesliga but that will not come easy because they have to fight the defending champion as well as Borussia Dortmund who are also prepared and aiming for the title this season.
Leverkusen has a lot of challenges this season because they will be playing in UCL which might be a distraction to them from staying focus on winning Bundesliga this season.
I will not use this as excuse because they were in the Europa cup last season yet they were able to maintain that enviable record. We have seen that Xabi Alanso is an excellent manager when it comes to utilizing players for both domestic and external matches so this factor of UCL is not a major one for me.