Halfway through the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, Bayer Leverkusen won the halfway league title unbeaten and Bayern Munich finished second, with both teams already more than 10 points ahead of third place. This season's title race should only be between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, who will have the last laugh? We'll see!
Here's a look at the highlights of both teams this season:
1. The Bundesliga standings gave birth to two strong teams, with Bayer Leverkusen beating Bayern Munich to the top.
1st place: Bayer Leverkusen, 19 league games, 15 wins, 4 draws, total 49 points, 50 goals scored, 14 goals conceded;
2nd place: Bayern Munich: 19 league games, 15 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, total 47 points, 56 goals scored, 18 goals conceded;
As of now, Bayer Leverkusen is the best defensive team in the Bundesliga, ranking second in the Bundesliga in attack; Bayern Munich is the best attacking team in the Bundesliga, ranking second in the Bundesliga in defense; It can be said that both teams have played consistently, and they are both the best teams in the Bundesliga this season.
2. Bayer Leverkusen is expected to break Bayern Munich's monopoly, and Alonso has become the hottest manager in Europe.
As the defending champions, Bayern Munich have won 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles, and they are the undisputed dominance of the Bundesliga. "12 consecutive titles" is also the biggest goal of Bayern Munich's management at the moment, last season, Bayern Munich almost lost the league title, and although the title was successfully defended, the team's management were fired, Kahn and Salihamidzic both regrettably left, and the manager was replaced by Tuchel. Tuchel will face a huge test and challenge this season, as they can no longer afford to make any mistakes and will be hoping for Bayer Leverkusen to drop the chain at crucial moments. It has been a miracle for Bayer Leverkusen to have played such a good season this season, and under Alonso's tutelage, Bayer Leverkusen FC has become a very fighting team. They travel lightly and have every chance of challenging Bayern Munich's dominance. However, for Alonso, the current problem is that the team is fighting on multiple fronts, and the physical strength and condition of the main players will be greatly tested, what is the final result? It's really hard to say now, after all, Bayer Leverkusen's squad strength and bench depth can't compete with Bayern Munich.
3. Bayern Munich needs a team like Bayer Leverkusen to challenge, and Bayer Leverkusen could flourish and decline.
For Bundesliga clubs, the biggest sorrow is that no team can really compete with Bayern Munich, this season Leverkusen has sprung up, but this is only temporary, this summer, Leverkusen is very likely to be dismembered, a large number of high-quality stocks of the team are targeted by major European giants, and the team management will not set up too many obstacles, this is the sadness of the Bundesliga. In the Bundesliga, only Bayern Munich can build a stronger squad and meet more challenges at will.