This season Leverkusen's performances were weak compared to their last season's performances, when they were able to remain unbeaten throughout the season. Even though Leverkusen and Dortmund fight for the title next season, with how the Leverkusen squad was able to play well in the middle of this season, I still have hope that Dortmund can not bring them down next season.
No, Leverkusen don't look weak this season, it's just that Munich aren't as weak as last season. Munich have some quality players and that's why it's hard for Leverkusen to compete like last season.
When it comes to the upcoming season, I'm honestly a little skeptical about Ten Hag. I don't doubt the coach but I'm worried that Leverkusen will lose their best form.
Compared to the previous season their performance has declined slightly, this season they have had quite a lot of draws with 12 draws and 3 losses, while in the previous season they really performed extraordinarily, namely not only undefeated but also very few draws with only 6 draws.
And Alonso is a coach who has succeeded in improving the team's performance, but the surprising news is that he has to go to Real Madrid. Of course, the departure of this coach raises its own concerns about whether the performance of his players can survive and improve, and I think this is the background to why Bayer Leverkusen chose to release more of its players and rebuild the team under the guidance of its new coach Erik Ten Hag. And I do not expect more that next season Leverkusen can compete at the top of the Bundesliga and in the Champions League.