Tapsoba takes responsibility after Leverkusen's shock defeat to Elversberg

Bayer Leverkusen suffered a shocking 3-2 defeat to newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg in their opening Bundesliga game of the 2026/27 season. Captain Edmond Tapsoba took responsibility for the loss, admitting that his team started poorly and conceded two goals in under ten minutes. Tapsoba stated, "We started badly in both halves. We conceded two goals in less than ten minutes, and then again in the second half.

After that, we tried to come back, but we couldn’t get it back to 3-3." Leverkusen's next match will be a home game against 1. FC Union Berlin next Saturday.

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