⚽ Bundesliga 2024/25 discussion and predictions thread ⚽

[koang]

Bundesliga on Sunday Leverkusen vs Dortmund..
It won't be easy in Leverkusen. But we know, Dortmund has progressed in recent weeks. They need a good day, but if they give everything, I believe Dortmund have a chance to win the match.

FYI Xabi Alonso announces he's leaving Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season.
He leaves the club a legend. only 18 losses, especially considering that Leverkusen was on the verge of getting relegated when Xabi showed up.
A new chapter will open or commence at Real Madrid. Welcome home coach...

[pawel7777]

Yup, fresh news from today:

Xabi Alonso is leaving Leverkusen at the end of the season:
https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/bundesliga/2024-2025/xabi-alonso-bayer-leverkusen-real-madrid_sto23180914/story.shtml
He will lead the club in the last two games of the season but Leverkusen will have to find a new man for the job for next season, unless they already have a replacement lined up.
Alonso didn't share any news about what's next in his career, but I'd imagine he's already in talks with some bigger club.

The next home game against Dortmund will be a chance to say goodbye to all the fans. With that in mind, I'm not sure if they would go easy on Dortmund and let them win, as I initially expected. They might want to finish that special game with a win.

[pawel7777]

Thomas Muller is leaving Bayern after spending the last 25 years in the club. He's an absolute club's legend, and I'm sure Bayern's fans will give him a proper fare well at his last home game against Monchengladbach tomorrow, where he's rumoured to appear in the starting line up.
It's not yet clear what's next for Muller and whether he will retire or carry on paying in some smaller club. I thought he's much older but he's only 35, so potentially still has a year or two of decent-level performance left in him.
He's career stats are truly impressive and include:
- 13x German Championships
- 1x World Cup winner
- 2x Champions League Winner
- 3x Bundesliga Top Goal Scorer
He made a total of 837 appearances and scored 290 goals.

[Roseline492]

Bundesliga on Sunday Leverkusen vs Dortmund..
It won't be easy in Leverkusen. But we know, Dortmund has progressed in recent weeks. They need a good day, but if they give everything, I believe Dortmund have a chance to win the match.

Though it might not be that though on Bayern Leverkusen because right now they have not really experienced any performance setback and even with there coach to leave the club at the end of this season is not still affecting them, though Borussia Dortmund has been good this period as you have said but might not really be enough to win this match they would be playing with Bayern Leverkusen because apart from the few draws Bayern Leverkusen has been having for couple of matches now  they have not change their game style.

[ajiz138]

Bundesliga on Sunday Leverkusen vs Dortmund..
It won't be easy in Leverkusen. But we know, Dortmund has progressed in recent weeks. They need a good day, but if they give everything, I believe Dortmund have a chance to win the match.

Though it might not be that though on Bayern Leverkusen because right now they have not really experienced any performance setback and even with there coach to leave the club at the end of this season is not still affecting them, though Borussia Dortmund has been good this period as you have said but might not really be enough to win this match they would be playing with Bayern Leverkusen because apart from the few draws Bayern Leverkusen has been having for couple of matches now  they have not change their game style.

Yes there is good progress from Borussia Dortmund and on the other hand Leverkusen has experienced a slight decline where in the last 5 matches they had to draw 3 times.

Yes maybe this is the impact of the coach who will leave at the end of the season. But I hope Leverkusen finds a coach who can continue something that Xabi has succeeded in giving, at least they do not experience a significant decline.

[koang]

Bundesliga on Sunday Leverkusen vs Dortmund..
It won't be easy in Leverkusen. But we know, Dortmund has progressed in recent weeks. They need a good day, but if they give everything, I believe Dortmund have a chance to win the match.

Though it might not be that though on Bayern Leverkusen because right now they have not really experienced any performance setback and even with there coach to leave the club at the end of this season is not still affecting them, though Borussia Dortmund has been good this period as you have said but might not really be enough to win this match they would be playing with Bayern Leverkusen because apart from the few draws Bayern Leverkusen has been having for couple of matches now  they have not change their game style.

What I think about it is another thing. I think Dortmund has a strong motivation to win the game because, with two games left, they have to keep winning to secure a place in UCL.
Kovac is still fighting for the Champions League next season and it would be a huge success if they managed to climb from 11th to 4th at the end of the season. So Let's see... Good luck Dortmund

[Rruchi man]

Xabi Alonso is leaving Leverkusen at the end of the season:

I am imagining Bayer Leverkusen entering a period and season where the club struggles for form without Xabi Alonso and players like Wirtz who has already indicated wanting to leave the club.

 It is not an easy job to find a coach who would fit into the system that Xabi Alonso will leave behind, unless they are lucky like Liverpool, who found a fix easily.

Congratulations to Harry Kane.

[$crypto$]

Xabi Alonso is leaving Leverkusen at the end of the season:

I am imagining Bayer Leverkusen entering a period and season where the club struggles for form without Xabi Alonso and players like Wirtz who has already indicated wanting to leave the club.

 It is not an easy job to find a coach who would fit into the system that Xabi Alonso will leave behind, unless they are lucky like Liverpool, who found a fix easily.

Congratulations to Harry Kane.

This will be a new journey for Leverkusen and for Xabi Alonso. For Leverkusen itself, this is their task to be able to appoint the right coach who can replace Xabi after the success he has given.

As for Xabi, maybe this is one of the achievements that he can achieve quickly who can join Real Madrid. Certainly it is not an easy task for him because he has to answer the big expectations on him.

[Roseline492]

Though it might not be that though on Bayern Leverkusen because right now they have not really experienced any performance setback and even with there coach to leave the club at the end of this season is not still affecting them, though Borussia Dortmund has been good this period as you have said but might not really be enough to win this match they would be playing with Bayern Leverkusen because apart from the few draws Bayern Leverkusen has been having for couple of matches now  they have not change their game style.

Yes there is good progress from Borussia Dortmund and on the other hand Leverkusen has experienced a slight decline where in the last 5 matches they had to draw 3 times.

Yes maybe this is the impact of the coach who will leave at the end of the season. But I hope Leverkusen finds a coach who can continue something that Xabi has succeeded in giving, at least they do not experience a significant decline.

Though the idea of their coach leaving shouldn't have been a setback to them now because we have seen other clubs with there coach about to leave and they still play very perfectly but if that's the reason, they're are the ones that allowed it, however with confident I no that Bayern Leverkusen will hire a good coach after this current one because a lot of quality coaches wouldn't like to resist Bayern Leverkusen except they don't have good offer, however the match shouldn't be up to 40 minutes from now to start and for us to see between them who can win.