Alba’s fourth for Barca lands one punter almost £50,000 in accumulator

Jordi Alba’s goal may have seemed like just the finishing touches on a decent night’s work at the Nou Camp, but it meant a whole lot more to one punter.

By Declan Whooley

One gambler took a stab at predicting the second-legs scores in four of the last-16 clashes, a tall order, but he only parted with£5 for what seemed like a long shot.

He must have been delighted with Madrid’s comeback in Manchester, while he also predicted a 1-1 draw between PSG and Valencia. With Borussia Dortmund seeing off Shakhtar by three goals in Germany, it all came down to tonight’s game at the Nou Camp.

This punter obviously didn’t buy into the obituaries that were being written by many for the Catalans, but he was left to sweat it out until full-back Alba swept up-field to put the finishing touches on another European master class from the home side.

In a week where horse betting will take centre-stage, £43,432.50 is not bad for a night's work.