Leeds: Marcelo Bielsa reacts to draw against Brentford
Leeds United remain second in the Championship after mounting a comeback to draw 1-1 against Brentford on Tuesday night. However, the Bees were gifted an early goal after a mistake by Kiko Casilla. The 33-year-old let a pass from captain Liam Cooper roll under his foot, which in turn gifted Brentford winger Said Benrahma an easy tap-in to give the home side the lead after 25 minutes.
Leeds United news: Marcelo Bielsa defended his goalkeeper Kiko Casilla after the game (Image: GETTY)
The draw now means the Yorkshire club has a one-point lead over the Cottagers and are only three points of league leaders West Brom, however both teams still do have a game in hand.
The result means Brentford moved up to fourth as promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 to Charlton on Tuesday night.
Yesterday’s results now means there are currently only five points separating the top five teams in the Championship.
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Leeds got back into the game 13 minutes after conceding, when Cooper stabbed home the ball off a corner.
But the Whites once again failed to capitalise on the chances they created and after the game Bielsa addressed the issue of his team struggling to put the ball in the back of the net.
“We defended well. It was difficult to attack for us,” he said.
“Even though we attacked the whole match.
“The players left everything on the pitch.
Leeds United news: The Whites drew 1-1 with Brentford on Tuesday night (Image: GETTY)
“We controlled well their attackers. We managed the ball as well.
“This is not easy against one team like Brentford, who have good players and manage the ball well.”
The point Leeds took from Griffin Park is just their 10th from a possible 33 and Bielsa thought his side created better attacking opportunities in their 2-0 loss to Forest last weekend.
“The team played better on Saturday than tonight,” he said.
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“In both matches we defended very well. In both matches we created few chances. Against Nottingham we had more opportunity to attack than tonight.”
Leeds are back in action on the weekend when they will host Bristol City at Elland Road on Saturday.
But before that West Brom will take on Reading tonight, while Fulham will go up against Millwall at the Den.