Sane apologises for ruining £29k bet
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A German man was minutes away from hitting the jackpot Tuesday until Leroy Sane’s goal to increase Manchester City’s advantage over AS Monaco cost him £29,000 (€34,000).
Before the goal, the punter was probably in disbelief as his audacious gamble began to materialise in the final minutes of Tuesday’s Champions League fixtures.
Mustafa Celik placed a bet predicting the correct scoreline in both matches, according to The Telegraph’s Callum Davis, with Atletico Madrid’s 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen giving him half a chance at winning the ultimate prize.
A go-ahead goal from John Stones to lift Manchester City into a 4-3 lead over AS Monaco put him on course to collect. However, disaster struck five minutes later when Sane got on the end of Sergio Aguero’s pass, sending City fans into a frenzy while ruining Celik’s day.
“You owe me €34,000,” Celik tweeted at Sane with a picture of his betting slip attached.
The Germany international offered a sympathetic message to his compatriot the following day:
I read about it in the newspapers … sorry for that poor guy ?? #inSané pic.twitter.com/Kx6X87Gti3
— Leroy Sané (@LeroySane19) February 22, 2017
Let’s just hope Celik didn’t place money on Claudio Bravo scarfing down a pie on the bench.
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