BREMEN — It's clear that Eric Ten Hag's Bayer Leverkusen are a work in progress. On Saturday they twice blew two-goal leads to draw 3-3 against a 10-man Werder Bremen side. The meltdowns tainted what should have been a special day for Malik Tillman, who was able to get his first goal in a Leverkusen shirt on his debut during a great first half for the club. But it wasn't enough to push the team to victory.

After the match, a visibly frustrated Tillman relayed Ten Hag's words from the dressing room.

"We played like boys today and not men. He also said it's embarrassing how we finished the game, so the mood wasn't great," Tillman said. tHe still has hope for how things will go following the international break. "Our time will come and you will see a different Leverkusen." he questio

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