Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were involved in a ridiculous 4-4 draw in the Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday night which cost bet365 millions.
Thanks to bet365’s 2 Goals Ahead Early payout offer – punters who backed Barcelona or Atletico had their bets settled as winners, while those betting on the draw also had winning betting slips making it a nightmare for the bookie.
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- Barcelona 0-1 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid – bet365 pay out on Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 2-2 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 3-2 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid – bet365 pay out on Barcelona
- Barcelona 4-3 Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid – bet365 pay out on the draw
Julian Alvarez scored inside the first minute to give Atletico a 1-0 lead over Barcelona.
And just five minutes later Antoine Griezmann helped Atletico punters win their bets with a goal to put them 2-0 up.
But Barcelona came back quickly themselves, with two goals in two minutes between the 19th and 21st minute of the match.
Robert Lewandowski eventually grabbed Barcelona’s 4th goal in the 74th minute, to the delight of punters who’d bet on the Blaugrana.
However, it was wins all round for those betting on the game as Atletico came back with two late goals, including the decisive equaliser from Alexander Sorloth in the 93rd minute.
Which meant the bookmaker settled all Full Time bets as winners as singles and in multiples/bet builders thanks to Bet365’s 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout promotion.
Full details from bet365 News here
bet365’s Sports and Trading expert Steve Freeth said: “A cup tie featuring two teams fighting it out at the top of La Liga was always going see plenty of turnover and those bet365 customers who backed Atletico to repeat their away win at Barcelona just before Christmas were celebrating after just six minutes by not only being paid out on singles, but a tick in their multiples and Bet Builders too.”
“While our 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout offer often sees us paying out early on teams taking a two-goal lead, it’s not unusual for us to pay out on two results, with teams fighting back to draw or even win.
“There are several million reasons why we think this is the best offer out there…”
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