Yes, but as good as they did in the Bundesliga, it is still difficult to take over Bayern Munich's dominance as the top standing. And that means, this season, Leverkusen will not lift any trophies. This is the consequence, I thought yesterday they would be successful in the DFB Pokal because their opponent was a small club whose performance was who knows what, but in fact, Xabi and the team could not optimize it and missed so much. so they failed and there is no hope anymore.
They will try but Bayern Munich won't let a flippening to happen in only 6 remaining matches. The last season ending is shocked for Bayern Munich and they learned from it, and won't allow Bayer Leverkusen to repeat it in this season. This higher cautious approach from Bayern Munich and good points difference now, are very enough for them securing a first position till the season ending. Bayern Munich possibly will lift the trophy in next 4 to 5 matches by playing well, getting maximum points and waiting for bad results from Leverkusen.
Yes no doubt that Leverkusen played very well in Bundesliga but it is still hard for them to beat Bayern Munich who are usually best team. Because of this Leverkusen can not win any trophies this season. You thought they might win DFB Pokal especially since they were playing smaller team that was not doing very well. But Xabi and team did not take advantage of this chance missing many opportunities and ultimately losing. Now that they have lost they can not be able to win trophy.
In Bundesliga, playing well is not enough, but playing excellently is necessary to win against Bayern Munich. The strong domination of Bayern Munich in Bundesliga in most seasons is big challenging task for any competitor that want to win Bundesliga title. Dortmund failed in about one decade and the last season is so amazing for Bayer Leverkusen, but they failed to repeat it in this season.
Bayer Leverkusen tried hard to repeat that last season success but now with 6 points less and only 6 remaining matches, it's almost impossible for them to win against Bayern Munich.