Drake Loses $600,000 Bet As Real Madrid Beat Barcelona In El Clasico

Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 18 games by beating rivals Barcelona in Sunday's Clasico at the Bernabeu. The result saw Drake lose a $600,000 bet.
Drake Loses $600,000 Bet As Real Madrid Beat Barcelona In El Clasico
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Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona

Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 18 games by beating rivals Barcelona in Sunday's Clasico at the Bernabeu.

Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde fired Real into a 2-0 first-half lead.

Ferran Torres pulled a goal back on 83 minutes before Rodrygo won and converted a penalty kick in added time to seal Real's win.

Karim Benzema (left) and Federico Valverde pictured celebrating during Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Barcelona in October 2022
Karim Benzema (left) and Federico Valverde pictured celebrating during Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Barcelona :: IMAGO/AFLOSPORT

The result saw Real replace Barca at the top of La Liga, opening up a three-point gap between the fierce rivals.

But it could have been so different had Barca taken their chances. Xavi's side edged the game in terms of possession (57%) and xG (Real 1.44-2.27 Barca) but were inferior when it came to finishing.

Robert Lewandowski produced the miss of the match in the 25th minute when the score was 1-0 to Real. Sliding in at the far post, Lewandowski lifted his shot over an open goal.

Drake Loses Big On Barca

Barcelona's players wore special jerseys during Sunday's game to celebrate Drake becoming the first artist to hit 50 billion streams on Spotify.

But Drake was probably not celebrating Sunday's result as it saw him lose a small fortune.

Robert Lewandowski pictured playing for Barcelona against Real Madrid in October 2022
Barcelona players wore jerseys decorated with Drake's OVO owl symbol during Sunday's Clasico :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Pablo Garcia

The Canadian rapper had bet CA$833,333.85 ($600,000) on Arsenal to beat Leeds and Barca to beat Real.

Arsenal won 1-0 at Leeds, meaning a Barca victory would have been worth a return of CA$3.9m ($2.82m), but the result at the Bernabeu saw Drake's double pay zero.

Drake bet on Arsenal and Barcelona to beat Leeds and Real Madrid respectively
Drake bet on Arsenal and Barcelona to beat Leeds and Real Madrid respectively :: Instagram/@champagnepapi

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.