What dosage for Leverkusen?

At the crucial moment of the season, Leverkusen are showing a disappointing performance. They made the NHM happy with their 4-1 win over RB Leipzig and Frankfurt in order to reach the Top 4. However, two successive defeats against Dortmund and the latest Stuttgart Leverkusen has a disadvantage in the race with Hoffenheim. They have a one point advantage while the Bundesliga only have two rounds left.

In the 32nd round, Hoffenheim played early in the game and beat Hannover 3-1. This victory helped them temporarily rise to the number four position of Leverkusen and put a great pressure on the team coach Heiko Herrlich. Then in the match against Stuttgart, Leverkusen fell in pain. Leverkusen took home advantage and played an overwhelming possession when controlled by 62% of the ball, launching a 24-point lead over four of the opponents. But Leverkusen lost by a single shot to Stuttgart.

Leverkusen must blame themselves when they have missed many opportunities. Lucas Alario could not beat Ron-Robert Zieler on penalties. Kevin Volland also had a difficult situation in the second half. The inability to make good use of the game against Stuttgart put a big question mark on Leverkusen's side.

They seem to have had a major psychological problem after being hijacked Hoffenheim fourth place. This failure led Leverkusen pushed hard in the war to win the Champions League 2018/19. In addition to the distance of one point, Leverkusen is also less Hoffenheim in terms of the difference (+13 vs. +18). More importantly, they have lost their self-determination.

As such, a dreamlike season that has been painted for Leverkusen is in danger of turning into a disaster. After losing to Bayern 2-6 at home in the semi-finals of the QG Cup and desperate to end the thirst for the title nearly two weeks ago, Leverkusen also faces the risk of losing the Champions League 2018/19. If unable to turn the situation in the last two games, BayArena team will face many difficulties.

Leverkusen have paid 20 million euros for 17-year-old Paulinho from Vasco da Gama, with the money they expect to make up for in the Champions League 2018/19. Therefore, if not able to win the top four, Leverkusen will not have to sell one of the talents like Jonathan Tah, Leon Bailey, Kai Havertz ... If so, that would be a catastrophic scenario!