First of all, it is important to emphasize that the Treble here is not the orthodox league, cup, or Champions League treble, but the second-level Europa League version of the Treble. But for a non-top club like Bayer Leverkusen, it would be great if they could achieve such a treble. Leverkusen's performance this season has been shocking, although Leverkusen is a strong team in the Bundesliga and cannot be regarded as a dark horse, but it is indeed surprising to play such a result. Bayer Leverkusen are now the only unbeaten team in European football this season, and if that trend continues, the treble is a matter of course.
At present, Bayer Leverkusen is basically no problem winning the Bundesliga, the German Cup has also reached the final, and after beating West Ham United 2-0 in the Europa League, it is basically worry-free to reach the semi-finals. It can be said that Alonso's team is indeed on the road to the treble.
And in addition to Leverkusen's own fast running, the road seems to be exceptionally smooth, with almost no thorns and no obstacles. Let's put it this way, Bayer Leverkusen is fighting on three fronts, and every front is providing them with the best conditions for achieving the treble.
Let's start with the Bundesliga. Many people say that Bayern's results are actually not bad, but they are compared to Bayer Leverkusen, which looks a bit bad. But to be honest, Bayern have had several games this season that have been out of order, such as a 1:5 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, a 0:1 loss to Werder Bremen, and so on. At present, Bayern has lost 6 games, and such a performance obviously cannot win the championship. It is Bayern's decline this season that makes Leverkusen's advantage look so great.
Let's assume that Bayern has been chasing Leverkusen and biting very hard, then Leverkusen will definitely not be so calm at the moment and will have to be distracted by the Bundesliga. But the reality is that Bayer Leverkusen can basically ignore the Bundesliga now, because Bayern and other strong teams have already paved the way for them.
Look at the German Cup. Can you imagine that Bayer Leverkusen made it all the way to the final, playing only one Bundesliga team, with all the other opponents coming from the lower leagues, including Kaiserslautern in the final. Although the German Cup is not as heavy, if you want to win the treble, the German Cup is of course part of it. But this season this front seems to be headed for Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt and the likes of Bayern have all been eliminated early, and there is no shortage of cases of being beaten by lower-tier teams, such as Bayern. Only Stuttgart reached the quarter-finals, while they lost to Bayer Leverkusen.
Reaching the semi-finals, there is only one Bundesliga team in Leverkusen, which can be said to be the most civilian semi-finals of the German Cup in history. And such a once-in-a-decade good thing actually allowed Leverkusen to catch up. It's not difficult to beat Kaiserslautern in the final, right? At least, it's much better than beating Bayern in the final, right?
Finally, look at the Europa League. In fact, before the quarterfinals, many Leverkusen fans did not expect the team to win the treble, after all, it was too difficult to win the Europa League, because Liverpool and Milan, the two top teams, were in it, and it was not easy for Leverkusen to break through successfully. Therefore, it is very good to win the domestic double, and the Europa League can be played wherever it is.
But after the first leg of the quarter-finals, did Bayer Leverkusen fans feel like this - oh?
Liverpool lost 0:3 to Atalanta, Milan lost to Roma 0:1, these two upsets actually happened on the same day, which means that Liverpool is likely not to reach the semi-finals, and Milan is also uncertain, Leverkusen's two potential rivals actually hit the street. If Bayer Leverkusen were the third favourites before the game, they may be the favourites now.
Suppose that Liverpool and Milan are eliminated, then the situation of the Europa League semi-finals is not the same as the semi-finals of the German Cup? Of course, the German second and third teams certainly cannot be compared with Atalanta and Roma, but at least, the strength of these teams is below Leverkusen. If Liverpool and Milan do miss the semi-finals, it will be equivalent to reducing the difficulty of Bayer Leverkusen winning the championship by more than half.
At present, the three fronts are indeed depressurizing and facilitating Leverkusen's treble. Although Alonso is indeed a good and Bayer Leverkusen is indeed powerful, I have to say that they have caught up with the good conditions of a lifetime, and the whole European football, I really don't know how long it will be before such a good thing happens next time.