Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga opener, with Jarrel Quansah opening the scoring before Fisnik Asllani equalised and Tim Lemperle produced the winner. The result ended Hoffenheim's five-game losing run against Leverkusen in the league. Significant summer turnover followed Xabi Alonso's exit, with key departures including Lukas Hradecky, Florian Wirtz, Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong and Granit Xhaka. New coach Erik ten Hag warned that the rebuilt squad will need time to gel, lamenting only eight shots and limited penetration into the final third. Leverkusen are winless in four league matches and face Werder Bremen next.
Bayer Leverkusen have work to do after losing to Hoffenheim in their Bundesliga opener, though Erik ten Hag does not feel that should come as a surprise. Leverkusen went down 2-1 at home on Saturday, as new coach Ten Hag got off to a poor start in the Bundesliga. Jarrel Quansah put Leverkusen ahead, but Fisnik Asllani equalised before teeing up Tim Lemperle's winner.
And Ten Hag warned that it will take time for a new-look Leverkusen to gel. "Clearly, I'm disappointed," said the Dutchman, whose team managed only eight shots. "It was a game of few chances and Hoffenheim were more effective. "We did not get into the final third of the pitch often enough. We have a lot of work ahead of us, which is not unexpected."
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