In addition to Bayern Munich and Leverkusen, we also cannot miss Frankfurt who is the mediator of the competition between the two teams. Frankfurt will likely appear more consistent considering their schedule is not included in the Champions League. So this season Frankfurt can focus on maximizing their chances in the Bundesliga. Occupying 2nd position with a small difference from Leverkusen requires Frankfurt to be able to create distance.
Entering the halfway point of the season, Frankfurt has been able to stay in its position and become one of the teams that can threaten other elite teams in the Bundesliga. Although on several occasions they have experienced defeat, two of which were defeats when visiting Dortmund's headquarters and also defeated when visiting Leverkusen's headquarters, another defeat against RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal competition. However, Frankfurt is a team that is able to provide resistance to its opponents even though they are above their level. In addition, Frankfurt is one of the teams that is productive in terms of scoring goals besides Bayern Munich. Frankfurt should have been able to be more consistent after they failed in the DFB Pokal competition, which means their focus is only on the Bundesliga or even the Europa League. In fact, the difference in points is quite tight starting from RB Leipzig which is 3 points behind, 1 point from Leverkusen. Well, after they played against Lyon in the Europa League, Frankfurt has a fairly tough match schedule. One of them is an away match against RB Leipzig, and also meeting Dortmund in the following weeks. if they are able to be consistent, then their position under Bayern Munich is still safe. to find out more, we just have to wait for the matches that Frankfurt will play in the coming weeks.