Gary Lineker faces going under the knife after making a Twitter bet mid-match

The Match of the Day's host's famous ears may look a bit different soon.

Just as the second half of tonight's Real Madrid/Bayern Munich game was about to start, Gary Lineker tweeted this.

If this finishes 1-0 I'll get my ears pinned back. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 23, 2014

This generated a lot of interest on Twitter, garnering thousands and thousands of retweets as neither side could find another goal. Lineker retweeted some of the funnier tweets he received during the game

@AngusScott @GaryLineker Will be some procedure. I can see a hospital needing to close down for the day. — Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) April 23, 2014

And when Howard Webb denied Bayern Munich a late penalty claim...

@GaryLineker Howard Webb should at least pay for the operation. — Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) April 23, 2014

The jokes keep arriving...

Here you go Links @GaryLineker have these on me... pic.twitter.com/1HXZ9PQ4UH — Mark Bright (@Mark__Bright) April 23, 2014

Now the big question is will Lineker follow through on his bet?

My big mouth has done for my big ears! — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 23, 2014