Anyone who managed to witness Manchester City and Monaco's eight-goal epic at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester yesterday will agree that the round of 16 first leg fixture was one of the best Champions League clashes in recent times.
Anyone except for the extremely unlucky punter who was just minutes away from bagging himself €34,000 ($50,000 NZD) during City's memorable 5-3 win over the Ligue 1 leaders.
German fan Mustafa Celik would have agreed with the viewpoint of the majority of onlookers, who view the game as one of the more entertaining Champions League matches, when English defender John Stones put City in the lead by 4-3 in the 77th minute.
At that point in the game, Celik would have had good reason to be entertained, as he had placed a correct score double bet on yesterday's two Champions League matches, and with Atletico Madrid winning 4-2 away to Bayer Leverkusen, he only needed Man City to hang on for a 4-3 win to pull off an unlikely win.
Had the score remained the same in Manchester, Celik would be €34,000 richer and praising Stones for completing City's emphatic comeback win.
