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Daily Mirror
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Freddie Keighley

Rapper Drake loses £533k Arsenal and Barcelona bet as 'curse' continues to haunt him

Drake fluttered away a chunk of his vast riches as Barcelona let down his two-fold bet despite Arsenal holding up their end of the bargain.

Ahead of Real Madrid versus Barca and the Gunners' trip to Leeds United on Sunday afternoon, the rapper placed an enormous CA$833,333 (£533,000) on both away teams to win. In the Premier League fixture, Arsenal did just that, emerging 1-0 victors at Elland Road thanks to another first-half Bukayo Saka winner.

Mikel Arteta's side needed a slice of luck, with Patrick Bamford dragging his 64th-minute penalty wide to let a glorious chance to equalise go begging. Arsenal held on to claim all three points and bring home the first leg of Drake's bet and referenced his 2013 hit 'Hold On, We're Going Home' by tweeting "Now we're going home" - but he was not so fortunate in El Clasico.

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