Jude Bellingham brilliantly trolled Micah Richards over a bet the pair had placed ahead of Real Madrid’s clash with Manchester City.
Richard’s watched on as Bellingham inspired the La Liga giants to a dramatic Champions League quarter-final penalty shootout victory over City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Bellingham was among the players to dispatch a penalty for his side who triumphed after a tense 4-4 aggregate scoreline.
After the game, the England midfielder took the opportunity to remind the ex-Man City defender and CBS Soccer pundit of the agreement the pair had in place.
Back in January, Richards challenged Bellingham to a game of EAFC 24 with a forfeit for the loser.
Bellingham would have to perform an 'M' celebration for his next goal, while Richards agreed to wear a full Madrid kit on the CBS broadcast.
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Despite going behind, Bellingham emerged victorious with a 4-2 win, but Richards has not delivered on his forfeit.
“He's still meant to be wearing the Madrid shirt after the little wager we had, so I'm disappointed not to see that,' Bellingham told CBS Soccer. “Hopefully, we'll see it for the semifinal.”
Richards watched silently through the interview but his body language appeared to show that either he had no recollection of the bet or that he had forgotten all about it.
It was a night to forget for Richards who not only watched his former club dumped out of the competition but also saw his quarter-final predictions fall wide of the mark.
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Prior to last week’s first leg ties, the CBS panel of Richards, Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher all gave their quarter-final, semi-final and final predictions.
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But one week on, Richards’ picks left a lot to be desired after all of his calls proved to be wrong.
He opted for Arsenal vs Manchester City and Atletico Madrid v Barcelona as his semi-final line up with City overcoming the Catalan giants in the final at Wembley.
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It is now known that the last four will see Bayern Munich face Real Madrid whilst Borussia Dortmund will tackle Paris Saint-Germain for a place in the final.
The outcome has proved to be a huge blow to the Premier League’s chances of claiming a fifth Champions League spot for next season’s revamped competition.
Italy and Germany lead the coefficient table with scores of 18.428 and 17.642 respectively with England in third place on 16.875.
Manchester City and Arsenal’s European heartbreak has done Aston Villa and Tottenham no favours as they battle it out for a fourth-placed league finish.
Focus immediately turns to domestic matters for both City and Arsenal with Pep Guardiola’s side two-points ahead of the Gunners in the race for the title.
Up first for City is Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea while Arsenal can regain top spot with a win at Wolves on Saturday evening.