Disappointment at Bayer: 1-1 against Stade Brest despite strong performance!

Disappointment at Bayer: 1-1 against Stade Brest despite strong performance!

Guingamp, Frankreich - Bayer Leverkusen missed the victory in a gripping Champions League game against Stade Brest with a 1-1 draw. After a strong first half, Florian Wirtz put the workself in the lead in the 24th minute, but Pierre Lees-Melou equalized before the break with an impressive volley shot in the 39th minute. Coach Xabi Alonso and the players expressed their disappointment about the missed victory and argued about the referee decisions, especially when Jonas Hofmann demanded a penalty that was not given, which even brought in a yellow card.

Leverkusen had to compete without the injured striker Victor Boniface and made eight changes in the starting XI. The young goalkeeper Matej Kovar gave his Champions League debut. Despite the dominant way of playing, the Leverkuseners failed to win the game for themselves, and they had to be satisfied with a point from this heated duel in Guingamp. The entire course of the game was exciting and was overshadowed by unfortunate decisions by the referee, which provided discussions As www.aachener-zeitung.de reported .