Yess, and they are on fire in the last few weeks, their performance has increased quite significantly. and based on the interview with Xabi, he said that they have to end this year with a big win. one more time, to fly high. and this will make their motivation much higher for the win from Dortmund.
Xabi studied what made them stumble at the start of the season and now they are back to their best form and that has brought them back to 2nd place behind Bayern Munich by just 4 points.
There is still a long way to go, the key is for them to be consistent and their meeting with Bayern Munich could be a very decisive meeting for their position. In the last few meetings, Leverkusen have had very satisfying results, including the first leg which ended in a draw. A draw is already a good result, although a win would certainly be a very good result.
Yes, however, Xabi has a great desire to keep bringing Leverkusen to the best possible performance, he is open minded and can also accept various inputs. His ability to manage the team even though he is a young coach, becomes more interesting. Yes, even though he may not be able to bring Leverkusen back to being the Bundesliga champion this season, but at least, his performance has not dropped dramatically. Even though it did drop, Xabi has tried his best to make this club still getting great performances so far.