Leverkusen blows lead to draw Alonso's 100th game
Xabi Alonso slammed Bayer Leverkusen's complacency, which saw it squander a two-goal lead to draw with lowly Holstein Kiel ahead of the international break.
Victor Boniface slotted in after just four minutes to put the hosts in front, netting his fourth league goal of the campaign.
Leverkusen struck again before Kiel could recover, with Jonas Hofmann's low drive getting the better of Timon Weiner, who should have done better, to put them 2-0 up inside eight minutes.
Kiel, however, refused to back down and pulled one back on the stroke of half-time thanks to Max Geschwill's far-post header.
Jeremie Frimpong then brought down Armin Gigovic in the box, and Fiete Arp made no mistake from the spot as he got the promoted side back on level terms in the 69th minute.
Leverkusen missed the chance to go level on points with leader Bayern Munich, and instead sits fifth.
Leverkusen has now dropped seven points from winning positions in the Bundesliga, with only Bochum and Wolfsburg – both eight – losing more.
"I am not satisfied with our performance. It was our own fault," Alonso said.
"We did not play intelligently, and we thought the game was done, but in football you have to keep going always with the same intensity.
"We were far too passive. After a big game in the Champions League, we did not have the right mentality for this game.
"We had control but soft control without the aggressiveness for a third goal. The first Kiel goal just before half-time was a signal that it could get dangerous.
"But the biggest mistake was in the first half because we did not know how to handle the game after the 2-0.
"We were just not intelligent enough. There was a bit of complacency when we should have been more focused. We will learn."
