Bayer Leverkusen: rekindled championship race - Hoeneß irritated!

Bayer Leverkusen: rekindled championship race - Hoeneß irritated!

Leverkusen, Deutschland - Bayer Leverkusen seems to be in top shape again and urges the supremacy in the Bundesliga. On the last match day, the Leverkusen dominated at FC Augsburg and celebrated a sovereign 2-0 victory. The mood among the fans who traveled with us was euphoric, especially after the news about the defeat of FC Bayern in Mainz spread. "German champions only become the SVB," the followers chanted, while Leverkusen's goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky praised the victory as the "masterpiece of an away game". Bayern put great pressure on these results, as the statement by Hradecky illustrates: victory sends a "very good signal - also elsewhere".

Bavaria's pressure is growing

The situation for Munich has changed. At the beginning of the season, the team seemed strong and was clearly in the lead. Uli Hoeneß had announced full -bodied that the championship was within reach. But the last games show a different reality. The Bavarians could not dominate any of their last games and have already lost the first title of the season in the DFB Cup of Leverkusen. Now the Munich team only have a minimal lead of four points on Leverkusen and are under pressure to find their shape, while the challenger confidently goes into the race for the championship, as well as wikipedia reports .

Leverkusen not only plays efficiently, but seems to have developed new greed under coach Xabi Alonso. The captain noticed in clear words: "Now we want to take on the other role", which illustrates the ambitions of the team. It remains exciting whether the Bayer professionals can further increase the pressure on the record champion, while Bayern are faced with internal challenges. Hoeneß 'optimistic predictions raise questions whether the story may be repeated and Leverkusen takes an example of the BVB chase last season.