European football: Leverkusen rocked by Bremen as Napoli stretch Serie A lead
- Xabi Alonso blames ‘soft defending’ for last-gasp draw
- Napoli extend unbeaten run and go five points clear
Bayer Leverkusen’s sloppy performance in their 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday that included conceding a 90th-minute equaliser was down to the German champions’ weak defending, coach Xabi Alonso said.
Werder twice came from a goal down to snatch a point and leave Leverkusen with a third draw in their last four league games. “The fact that Werder could come back was down to both sides,” Alonso, who led his team to an unbeaten domestic league and cup double last season, said. “We were too soft in defending and they used their chances.
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