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Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso stated his facet have been made to pay for “smooth” defending in opposition to Werder Bremen.
Bremen twice got here from a purpose down to grab a degree and depart Leverkusen with a 3rd draw from their final 4 league video games.
Victor Boniface, returning to motion after sustaining a hand harm in a automotive crash final week, opened the scoring in Saturday’s Bundesliga contest, but Marvin Ducksch restored parity halfway by means of the second half.
Felix Agu’s personal purpose put Leverkusen again in entrance, however late on, Romano Schmid fired in an equaliser.
“The truth that Werder may come again was all the way down to each side,” Alonso stated. “We have been too smooth in defending and so they used their probabilities.
“We are able to and should defend higher. In the meanwhile we’re lacking a little bit of stability. After we win it again then we are going to enhance.
“On the finish of the day we can’t be happy having twice wasted a lead.
“It isn’t the primary time this has occurred to us this season. There are issues we have to appropriate.”
The numbers to our draw this night. #SVWB04 pic.twitter.com/Hk68uZDYtU
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) October 26, 2024
Leverkusen’s newest slip-up within the league has left them 5 factors off leaders RB Leipzig in third place.
In addition they drew 1-1 at Brest within the Champions League on Wednesday.
“This looks like crap,” stated central defender Jonathan Tah. “Like a defeat. We simply need to preserve defending till the final second.
“The objectives we let in have been irritating. I really feel accountable. However we are going to get the possibility to silence these speaking about us now.”
