The defending champions of German football’s top tier flight have once again started the defence of the league trophy in their German Bundesliga campaign, similar to what they did a season ago when they also came in as the reigning kings of the league, and the season prior to that after they were able to reclaim their spot on top of the Bundesliga back in 2013, bringing forth a display of dominance in the sport for three straight years now and counting.
Yes, Bayern München coming in as champions has now become an annual tradition in the German premier league because with the way that these guys have been playing the last few years. There hasn’t been a squad that was able to slow them down in their continuous romp for German football hardware. From that track record, it’s becoming quite apparent that the mighty Bayern will keep going for more championships until one club comes up with a serious challenge in defiance. Unfortunately, judging from the manner that Bayern came out of the gates for the current title chase – kicking things off with a dominant 5-0 win on home soil over Hamburger SV at the Allianz Arena before showing their resiliency against Hoffenheim in a 2-1 victory at the Wirsol Rhein Neckar Arena, it looks like they are getting ready to separate themselves from the rest of the field again.
On August 30, German side Bayer Leverkusen will be paying Bayern München a visit to test just how good the reigning Bundesliga title holders really are this year. And since Bayern have already shown how determined they are to retain the league championship and win it all again for the fourth straight season, I’m thinking that this is probably not the opportune time to go up against a team that’s clearly still in championship form.
Bayer Leverkusen, listed by SBOBET.com with the best football odds of *10.00 to beat Bayern München, head back to the Allianz Arena where they have only managed to beat Bayern once in their last seven trips to Munich. But if you’re thinking that this Leverkusen outfit is just like any run-of-the-mil squad in the league this 2015-16 German Bundesliga season, you should know that Bayer came into the brand new campaign intent on finally winning their first-ever Bundesliga trophy after their strong fourth-place finish in the top flight. And just like our German champions, the Leverkusen side have also put together quite the strong start to their bid for the league championship, with back-to-back victories in German football’s premier stage. Of course, going up against Bayern has always been a tough challenge to take on, but you can be assured that these guys would be giving it their all.
One thing going for Bayer Leverkusen is the fact that in their most recent confrontation with Bayern München, the Leverkusen squad came up with a 2-0 victory in front of their hometown fans at the Bay Arena, giving the reigning kings of the Bundesliga a little speed bump of sorts on their way to what has become the 25th championship trophy in their club history.
Bayern München, listed by SBOBET.com with the best football odds of *1.31 to beat Bayer Leverkusen, return home to their own hunting grounds looking to replicate the way they virtually showed off to their supporters back in their 5-0 annihilation of Hamburg in their season opener. And since their track record against Bayer has been a positive one, especially whenever the Bavarians have the home field advantage, I don’t expect to see our defending German Bundesliga champions have any sort of problems once they get reacquainted with the Leverkusen outfit again on game day.
To make matters worse is the fact that Bayer Leverkusen will be facing off against a Bayern squad bolstered with the addition of former Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal. That’s right people, just in case you’ve been living under a rock, Vidal is now with the Bundesliga champions, making the move from the Italian Serie A. Together with the likes of Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski, and Thomas Muller, it appears Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola is trying to put together quite the formidable nucleus of footballers – similar to what his former team have in the Spanish La Liga with FC Barcelona now being led by Luis Suarez, Neymar, and Lionel Messi.
Not everything is always fine and dandy about this team though, especially after they were caught off-guard by Hoffenheim following their big 5-nil victory at home. If you missed that one, Bayern recorded the fastest conceded goal in German Bundesliga history after allowing Hoffenheim striker Kevin Volland to get on the board in the opening minute to put the defending champs in an early 1-0 hole. Thankfully, they were able to make their way back in that contest, thanks to Muller and Lewandowski’s exploits to allow their side to come away with a narrow 2-1 victory. It only goes to show that Bayern can be beat if teams can surprise them early. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen often, and against Bayer Leverkusen, it probably won’t.
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