Ten Hag Suffers Heavy Defeat in Leverkusen Debut

According to Bolasport.com, Erik ten Hag began his career as Bayer Leverkusen coach with a disappointing result — his team suffered a heavy 1-5 defeat against Flamengo U-20 in a pre-season friendly at Estadio da Gavea, Rio de Janeiro.

Leverkusen, who finished as Bundesliga runners-up last season, fielded several key players — including new goalkeeper Mark Flekken who was signed from Brentford.

Ten Hag’s squad conceded goals early in the match:

• Goal from Lorran in the second minute
• Own goal by Arthur in the tenth minute
• Two additional goals before halftime

Despite fielding experienced players like Victor Boniface, Amine Adli, and Jonas Hofmann from the start, Die Werkself could not contain the attacks from Flamengo’s young team who played more aggressively.