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Regardless, this is a tough setback for Bayern Munich since getting kicked out of the DFB Pokal so early is always painful. Now Bayer Leverkusen has literally cracked the jackpot as they have now kicked out the fiercest competitor and went to the next round themselves. It couldn't have been any better for Leverkusen and now I think they are the biggest favorites to win this title.
Well, or maybe Bayern Munich is not concerned with the DFB Pokal and chooses not to be optimal in the league. But whatever, indeed, Leverksuen's chances are getting bigger. Only, there are still Stuttgart and also Leipzig as their toughest competitors in the DFB Pokal. But if there are no missed chances, Leverkusen should be able to be the winner, unless they missed the chances or there are uncontrolled conditions or bad during the match.
I don't want to hear that Bayern Munich is not interested in the DFB cup? All the trophies will count towards the success or failure of the coach and individual players. So, Bayern Munich hard exited just like other clubs. They did not do it on purpose. This was exactly the situation that happened with Manchester City and we all said that Guardiola doesn't need the cup but later on we saw that he will actually lost the match because he kept to losing even more matches.