Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen Surrender 2-goal Lead to Draw Against Holsten Keil - In Pics

Xabi Alonso's 100th game in charge of Bayer Leverkusen did not go as expected as the Bundesliga defending champions lost a two-goal lead to settle with a 2-2 draw against Holstein Keil. The defending champions had gone 2-0 up in just eight minutes. However, they would concede at the stroke of the half-time and then again in the 69th minute to see the scores getting levelled. Leverkusen's title defence is not going as expected as they lie sixth on the table after six games with 11 points.

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Updated on: 6 October 2024 2:47 pm

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Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel players celebrate after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Leverkusen's head coach, Xabi Alonso stands with his dejected players after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Germany Soccer Bundesliga 2024: Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen

Germany Soccer Bundesliga Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Leverkusen's goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky receives a penalty goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Germany Soccer Bundesliga 2024: Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong fouls Kiel's Armin Gigovic in the penalty zone during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bundesliga Soccer Match: Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel's goalkeeper Timon Weiner punches out the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Bundesliga Soccer Match: Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel

Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel players celebrate after a goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, front, and Kiel's Finn Porath fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Kiel's Marko Ivezic Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel's Marko Ivezic, left, and Max Geschwill celebrate after a goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Germany Soccer Bundesliga Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel's goalkeeper Timon Weiner collides with his teammate Max Geschwill during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.

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Germany Soccer Bundesliga 2024 Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

Kiel's Marko Ivezic, left, and Leverkusen's Victor Boniface fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Holstein Kiel at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany.