The new season is here | Bayern s rule remains unchanged, and the Bundesliga princes fight for the Champions League qualification

Reprinted from: Yangtze Evening News

The new season of the Bundesliga will rekindle on August 23. After a summer window full of variables, all teams are ready to fight for the new season. Last season, Bayern Munich surpassed the heroes with 82 points and successfully won the championship, showing strong dominance. Leverkusen followed closely with 69 points, while Frankfurt and Dortmund narrowly secured the Champions League qualification in the last round. Now, as the new season approaches, what changes have taken place in the strength of each team? Can Bayern continue to dominate the Bundesliga? What kind of performances do other teams have worth looking forward to?

Bayern defended his title in the league almost without any suspense. The Champions League journey has challenged a lot

Although Bayern Munich lost offensive players such as Thomas Muller and Sane in the summer window of 2025, resulting in tight frontcourt rotation, the joining of Louis Dias and Jonatan Tat also effectively strengthened the lineup. Especially as Koeman defected to the Saudi League, whether new aid Dias can provide enough firepower to Bayern in terms of breakthrough ability on the wing will become a key link in Bayern's offense in the new season.

Overall, Bayern's advantage in the Bundesliga are still obvious. Last season, the Golden Boot Kane continued to be efficient, with 26 goals unsubstituted; Kimich and Gretzka's midfield combination balanced offense and defense; if Musiara can recover from injury in time, Bayern's midfield will add more firepower. More importantly, as the main opponent Leverkusen's strength has been greatly reduced due to the loss of its main force, it is difficult to pose a threat, and Bayern's defending his title is almost foregone conclusion.

If you can't go to the Champions League, the Bundesliga giants will have to face many challenges. Currently, Alfonso Davis and Musiara are expected to return in November, which means that in the first half of the new season, Bayern will most likely be able to play in the remnants of the team. Under multi-line combat, except for Kane and Dias, the reliable attackers in the frontcourt are limited and the risk of injury is high. Faced with the powerful people from other leagues, Bayern must do a good job in lineup allocation and injury management in order to have hope to go further.

Dortmund is trying its best to challenge the upwards. Leverkusen has a long way to rebuild the Bundesliga, except for Bayern, most other strong teams are in the rising period or reconstruction stage. Although it is difficult to have absolute strength to shake Bayern, it is not completely impossible to challenge upwards.

Dortmund narrowly qualified for the Champions League last season. Job Bellingham, signed in the summer window, is expected to become the core of the midfield. Buying out Jan Koto and Svensson consolidated the defense, but losing the main player of the wing, Gittens, was a significant loss. The team's goal in the new season is to consolidate the qualification of the Champions League. If it can improve the defensive problem of conceding 51 goals in 34 rounds last season, it is expected to strive for the league runner-up.

As the runner-up of the league last season, Leverkusen has many difficulties in the new season. In the dilemma of reconstruction, they will have to face the pain of leaving the team by many main players such as Wilz and Flynnon and coach Alonso in the new season. Judging from the summer window signings, most of the new players are young players who lack experience. Although veterans such as Hick and Grimaldo stayed in the team, their overall strength has declined significantly. The new coach Teng Hach's high-pressing system will take time to get through. If he can seek top strikers and experienced midfielders in the remaining window period, he still has hope to qualify for the Champions League.

In addition, Leipzig focuses on cultivating young players, which may sacrifice short-term results; Frankfurt needs to adjust tactics when leaving the team in Ekitic, and the performance of new aid Hall Anlu and Bercart is crucial; Freiburg is affected by multi-line combat and needs to rotate the lineup. Hoffenheim, Hamburg, Cologne and other teams aim to relegate. Hoffenheim strengthens defense, Hamburg introduces veterans to increase experience, and Cologne makes up for the loss of the front line. The new season of the Bundesliga is full of highlights from the championship battle to the relegation battle.

Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News reporter Huang Xiyin

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