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Regardless of Bayern Munich's condition this season which has improved quite a bit, but if in the second half of this season Leverkusen can make a more solid difference in terms of its own performance, of course Leverkusen still has a chance to catch up with Munich at the top of the standings. Likewise with other competitions such as the Champions League where Leverkusen could qualify for the next round without having to go through the playoffs, while Munich still has to fight to win with a higher score in order to place itself in the top eight zone in the Champions League to be able to get through this.
You can say bayan munich is doing slightly better in german league this season but if you talk about champions league then i would say bayern munich is doing worse this season in champions league than last season. Leverkusen finished the whole season last season if they could continue this season with the performance of last season then we could see Bayern Munich not being very effective in the German league. One thing you might notice is that Leverkusen had a considerable points gap with Bayern Munich but now that gap is slowly closing. If Bayern Munich doesn't perform as expected in a few matches, it could be that Leverkusen overtakes Bayern Munich to occupy the top spot in the points table. So Bayern Munich should be careful in advance.
Bayern Munich will certainly hope that Dortmund can cause Leverkusen to drop points, thus widening the gap between them and Leverkusen. The defending champions will visit Signal Iduna Park in the opening match of the 16th week. It is true that Bayern has not been able to perform as impressively as usual. They have been eliminated from the DFB Pokal, lost their status as favorites in the Champions League, and have to struggle extra hard to maintain their position at the top of the table from Leverkusen pursuit. Kompany clearly understands that his task to stabilize his team performance is very difficult going forward, but if he succeeds, he will become a young manager to be reckoned with.