League leaders Leverkusen show what is possible with a large corporation behind them – in complete contrast to VfL Wolfsburg, who are now in the middle of a relegation battle. With its main sponsor you would have to question fundamentals.
The starting position was excellent for both factory clubs. While the coronavirus spread in the country, the huge stadiums of huge traditional clubs from Stuttgart, Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen and Mönchengladbach had to be closed for some time. The result: huge loss of income, which is still eating away at most of the high-profile brands with a strong audience. It is not known whether those responsible at Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg saw “the crisis as an opportunity,” as was always heard on the countless TV talk shows on the topic of the pandemic at the time.