⚽ Bundesliga 2024/25 discussion and predictions thread ⚽

[Rruchi man]

Leverkusen is playing against Lepzig right now. After half an hour, we have a goalless draw, but Leverkusen is dominating with shots on goals, so might find their way to the net eventually.

Leverkusen lost the game despite having a two-goal lead. Early loss for Leverkusen this season means that they will not be able to defend their Bundesliga title. The focus of Xabi Alonso's team should be bigger than just winning the Bundesliga but also involve performing well in the Champions League that has a new format. If Leverkusen are able to do well in the Champions League, their fans may be able to permit a slip in the defense for the Bundesliga title.

The game ended 2-3; Leipzig won the game.

[koang]

Leverkusen is playing against Lepzig right now. After half an hour, we have a goalless draw, but Leverkusen is dominating with shots on goals, so might find their way to the net eventually.

Leverkusen lost the game despite having a two-goal lead. Early loss for Leverkusen this season means that they will not be able to defend their Bundesliga title. The focus of Xabi Alonso's team should be bigger than just winning the Bundesliga but also involve performing well in the Champions League that has a new format. If Leverkusen are able to do well in the Champions League, their fans may be able to permit a slip in the defense for the Bundesliga title.

The game ended 2-3; Leipzig won the game.

Leverkusen gave Leipzig a lot of space in the second half to develop their game.
It's not good to let opponents come back from a 2-0 lead, and Leverkusen paid the price, they lost.
And this win is more than three points for Marco Rose who was sent off and had to move to the stands. He did what many teams are trying to do at the moment. not letting Leverkusen get into their game and preventing Leverkusen's midfielders from turning on the ball. Marco Rose wanted his squad to pressure them and he succeeded...
Congratulations...

[ajiz138]

Leverkusen lost the game despite having a two-goal lead. Early loss for Leverkusen this season means that they will not be able to defend their Bundesliga title. The focus of Xabi Alonso's team should be bigger than just winning the Bundesliga but also involve performing well in the Champions League that has a new format. If Leverkusen are able to do well in the Champions League, their fans may be able to permit a slip in the defense for the Bundesliga title.

The game ended 2-3; Leipzig won the game.

I don't think we can be too quick to conclude that they won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title just because they lost one game, while we are still early in the season and there are still many games to play.

It depends on them too, if they can bounce back by getting points in the next games, then they still have a chance to defend the title. It's just that now the hope of finishing the league without losing is gone.

[armanda90]

I don't think we can be too quick to conclude that they won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title just because they lost one game, while we are still early in the season and there are still many games to play.

It depends on them too, if they can bounce back by getting points in the next games, then they still have a chance to defend the title. It's just that now the hope of finishing the league without losing is gone.

Seems quickly for predicting Bayern Leverkusen will loss their dominance in Bundesliga after defeating by RB Leipzig last match,  the Bundesliga played two matches and very early for predicting which one team will loss dominance for winning Bundesliga trophy although Bayern Leverkusen get their first defeated in this season.
Have many crucial and super big match with candidate team face each other, I think second half season very accurate for predicting about Bayern Leverkusen has opportunity for defending theri domestic league tittle or Bayern Munich will be favorite team.

[pawel7777]

What a weird game it was yesterday between Leverkusen and Leipzig. Everything was going smoothly for Bayer, they played at home, they took a 2-0 nil in the first half, they were dominating in possession and shots on goal, but Leipzig proved they are not to be underestimated, they fought till the end and managed to grab an important 3 points with a 2-3 win.
That ended Bayer's run of Bundesliga games without a loss of, if I'm not mistaken, 34, and now we know Bayern's record is not under threat. At least not for now.

It's almost like Leverkusen exhausted their luck in the last season with last-minute equalisers. I still believe they are more than capable of defending the title if they don't let that loss get in their heads.
Meanwhile, Bayern scored a 2-0 win over Freiburg and moved to the 2nd place of the table behind Heidenheim.

[koang]

Meanwhile, Bayern scored a 2-0 win over Freiburg and moved to the 2nd place of the table behind Heidenheim.

Nope, Bayern won 2.5 goals, mate  Freiburg missed their penalty, The aura of Manuel Neuer...
Good game, Vincent Kompany is settling in well. 2 Games 2 Win
And Thomas Müller's Record-breaking 710 Bayern appearances, he has become the most capped player in Bayern's history. Congrats...
But apart from that, I liked Freiburg's game in the second half.
Julian Schuster's squad was able to keep up with Bayern but without the first goal, the second goal would not have happened either

[pawel7777]

Bayern's next game is as easy as it gets: Holsten Kiel. HK got promoted to the Bundesliga this season and have so far lost the first 2 games, making them a massive underdog against Bayern and I don't think home advantage would be much of a help.
The problem is, Beyern is playing an opening round against Dinamo Zagreb on Tue, the week after, so Kompany might be tempted to let some key players rest on Sat, to make sure they're 100% on Tue. But at this stage, Kompany and the club are almost definitely more focussed on winning back the Bundesliga than on the Champion's League, so I imagine they will approach Saturday's game with full seriousness and maybe if all goes to plan and if they work out more than 1 goal advantage, he'll let some bench players in earlier.
But if Bayern is also committed of getting through the group stage of the UCL, they really need to win with Zagreb, as next games will be much harder (Aston Villa, Barcelona, Benfica, PSG).

[UNIVERSE]

I don't think we can be too quick to conclude that they won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title just because they lost one game, while we are still early in the season and there are still many games to play.

It depends on them too, if they can bounce back by getting points in the next games, then they still have a chance to defend the title. It's just that now the hope of finishing the league without losing is gone.

Agree. It is too early to exclude Bayer Leverkusen from the race of Bundesliga title. It is still very early of the season, Leverkusen has many chances to be back to the top of the standings. Although Bayern Munich looks to have the highest chance to win the Bundesliga title now, but there is no guarantee that Bayern Munich can keep their consistency winning every match. But sure, Leverkusen failed to maintain their unbeaten record.

[vegasus]

I don't think we can be too quick to conclude that they won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title just because they lost one game, while we are still early in the season and there are still many games to play.

Agree. It is too early to exclude Bayer Leverkusen from the race of Bundesliga title. It is still very early of the season, Leverkusen has many chances to be back to the top of the standings. Although Bayern Munich looks to have the highest chance to win the Bundesliga title now, but there is no guarantee that Bayern Munich can keep their consistency winning every match. But sure, Leverkusen failed to maintain their unbeaten record.

This is only the second match in the Bundesliga. Previously, Leverkusen managed to win and in the second match, they lost. This is quite surprising, but when you look at the opponent, it makes sense because Leipzig is a club that is indeed superior, even winning the UEFA Europa League. Although last season, Leverkusen always won, this season is a bit different. Leipzig is also strengthening its team.

The point is, we'll just see how the next matches go. Xabi knows what he must do to improve the squad's ability to win again and again. This is a chance for Xabi to bring Leverkusen much stronger and ready again in every match, both in the Bundesliga and in the UCL which will certainly be very tight and difficult.

[sampoerna]

The point is, we'll just see how the next matches go. Xabi knows what he must do to improve the squad's ability to win again and again. This is a chance for Xabi to bring Leverkusen much stronger and ready again in every match, both in the Bundesliga and in the UCL which will certainly be very tight and difficult.

In this match, Leverkusen actually did well, especially when they were ahead in the first half, until they were really ahead 2-0. However, in the second half, Xabi realized that they lost control, and gave Leipzig more space. Their defense was really messy, their focus was divided. Especially when the position was the same, this made them even less focused and finally gave Leipzig the opportunity to turn things around.



But, Xabi himself remains convinced that this is just the beginning of the season and they believe that they will be able to achieve a better victory in the next match, based on the very valuable lesson in the last defeat against Leipzig,

https://x.com/bayer04_en/status/1829968544488177878

[LUCKMCFLY]

In this match, Leverkusen actually did well, especially when they were ahead in the first half, until they were really ahead 2-0. However, in the second half, Xabi realized that they lost control, and gave Leipzig more space. Their defense was really messy, their focus was divided. Especially when the position was the same, this made them even less focused and finally gave Leipzig the opportunity to turn things around.

All this is a learning experience , for Xabi Alonso all this will be feedback to his team, they know that they are doing things well, but there is something that is costing them, it is how to maintain the result, or to stay calm when they should defend well , I personally see that Leverkusen is Trying to do the same strategies as last season and the teams have already studied all their strategies, Xabi has to fine-tune his strategies very well so that something like this does not happen to them again , it is a vulnerability what is happening.

[ajiz138]

I don't think we can be too quick to conclude that they won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title just because they lost one game, while we are still early in the season and there are still many games to play.

It depends on them too, if they can bounce back by getting points in the next games, then they still have a chance to defend the title. It's just that now the hope of finishing the league without losing is gone.

Seems quickly for predicting Bayern Leverkusen will loss their dominance in Bundesliga after defeating by RB Leipzig last match,  the Bundesliga played two matches and very early for predicting which one team will loss dominance for winning Bundesliga trophy although Bayern Leverkusen get their first defeated in this season.
Have many crucial and super big match with candidate team face each other, I think second half season very accurate for predicting about Bayern Leverkusen has opportunity for defending theri domestic league tittle or Bayern Munich will be favorite team.

Well, the second half is all visible, when they have completed 17 matches in the first round. Also usually in the second half the difference in points between the teams will also be striking, which teams are competing at the top, middle and bottom.

This makes it more possible for us to predict and the possibility of the prediction being correct, will not be completely correct, because when the difference in points between them is very small then every week will always be tense.

[vegasus]

The point is, we'll just see how the next matches go. Xabi knows what he must do to improve the squad's ability to win again and again. This is a chance for Xabi to bring Leverkusen much stronger and ready again in every match, both in the Bundesliga and in the UCL which will certainly be very tight and difficult.

In this match, Leverkusen actually did well, especially when they were ahead in the first half, until they were really ahead 2-0. However, in the second half, Xabi realized that they lost control, and gave Leipzig more space. Their defense was really messy, their focus was divided. Especially when the position was the same, this made them even less focused and finally gave Leipzig the opportunity to turn things around.

Yes, maybe because they felt they were already ahead so in the second half they really lost control and found it hard to really focus again. especially when it turned out that their counter attack really made a goal into Leverkusen, they looked shocked and made them lose focus even more. This is what Leverkusen players must also improve so that they are much more mentally prepared in any position.

In the next match, Leverkusen will compete against a regular team. At least they can neutralize their emotions and disappointment over the defeat. and can really optimize in the match. How[[un, they must get full points again so as not to be left behind in the Bundesliga championship race this season. Because it turns out that it is not only Dortmund and Bayern Munich, but there are more clubs that have the potential to compete stronger.

[$crypto$]

Borussia Dortmund is one of the big teams in the Bundesliga, almost every season they are always below Bayern Munich, except last season, they had to be eliminated far from the second rank they usually occupy.

I want to see their journey this season, seeing the beginning of the Bundesliga I can't see fully whether they will be able to be better or not. However, from the 2 matches they have played, they have won 1 and drawn 1.

[pawel7777]

Borussia Dortmund is one of the big teams in the Bundesliga, almost every season they are always below Bayern Munich, except last season, they had to be eliminated far from the second rank they usually occupy.

I want to see their journey this season, seeing the beginning of the Bundesliga I can't see fully whether they will be able to be better or not. However, from the 2 matches they have played, they have won 1 and drawn 1.

They would always finish at the top of the table, but they haven't won the league in over 12 years, the last time they reached for the title was in the 2011/12 season. They were very close in 2022/23 though, when they ended up with the same number of points as Bayern.
It seems like Dortmund's owners are quite content with staying behind Bayern, as they don't tend to splash out money on expensive sign-ups etc.