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Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso was at a loss to explain a fifth Bundesliga draw in six games after again conceding late and being held 1-1 by bottom side Bochum on Saturday. The Spaniard’s side cruised to a first ever Bundesliga title last term but this season they are not making the most of their chances, while they were also outplayed 4-0 by Liverpool in the Champions League in midweek. Patrik Schick gave Leverkusen a first-half lead in Bochum but the second goal never came and Koji Miyoshi’s late equalizer, the Japan international’s first in the Bundesliga, gave Alonso a familiar feelin…