Leverkusen is currently in 3rd position with a gap of 7 points from the top of the standings, in my opinion it is still a fairly safe distance, especially since I am not too sure that Bayern Munich will be able to sweep all matches with victory. As long as they can continue to improve, in my opinion it is not impossible that Leverkusen can finally defend the title they won last season. The beginning of the season they played was not as smooth as expected, they were too late to find their best game as they showed last season. However, now they have slowly returned with a better game, and that is a breath of fresh air for them to get something better and even be able to defend the title.
The fact that the point difference is just not wide enough is giving me much reason to believe Leverkusen has still got a very huge chance at the league title much after now even if its looking like the third position where they currently occupy is far but at same time the difference is making it feel not too far. At the beginning of this season I have always seen to it that they can still defend the title but may be able to maintain that unbeaten records like they did last season.