Ten Hag's Glory Denied As Teen Star Karim Coulibaly Saves Bremen With Late Double

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-30 20:27:38 | Last Updated by AI on 2026-02-16 17:05:41

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Erik ten Hag's wait for a first Bundesliga victory continued as Bayer Leverkusen blew a 2-0 and then a 3-1 lead against 10-man Werder Bremen on Saturday.

It was Leverkusen who dominated the early proceedings and opened the scoring through Brazilian midfielder Charles Aranguiz's fine strike. Yet even despite going a man down before the half-hour mark, Werder battled back against the odds. Former Bayern midfielder Mario Gotze pulled one back almost instantly and then Karim Coulibaly became Bremen's youngest-ever Bundesliga scorer to equalize just after the hour mark.

Leverkusen regained the lead when substitute Mitchell Weiser scored with his first touch of the game within two minutes of coming on, but there was another twist to come in a thrilling contest. Young striker Coulibaly struck again in the 89th minute to earn a share of the points for his side.

The draw meant that Leverkusen, who had fought back from two goals down themselves just seven days earlier to earn a point at Borussia Monchengladbach, have now dropped 10 points from winning positions this season, more than any other team in the division.

While Ten Hag's impressive reign as Leverkusen coach continues, his wait for a first German top-flight victory goes on after 12 attempts. It was a scarcely-believable finale to a game that looked to have petered out after Leverkusen's second goal. The result puts both sides on 21 points, with Leverkusen occupying the final European qualifying place in fifth, while Bremen sit in ninth position.

The draw ended a run of three consecutive defeats for Die Werderaner, but they will surely have wondered how they let this one get away after such a positive start to the game.

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