Jamie Carragherâs comments about Real Madrid came back to bite him as the Spanish giants won the 2021-22 Champions League at Liverpoolâs expense.The Anfield legend confidently predicted that Madrid had âabsolutely no chanceâ of winning Europeâs most prestigious club competition when the Round of 16 took place in February and March.In fact, Carragher was so certain that he stuck a bet on with Richards, who believed Madrid were more than capable of going all the way.Carragher said that only four teams - Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich - would end the season as champions of Europe.âThereâs nobody else who can win the competition, itâs only those four teams,â Carragher said. âNobody else in this competition is good enough.âAsked if he agreed, Richards said: âIâm not sure. I think we need to show a bit more respect to Real Madrid. Theyâve won it 13 times, have a great manager in [Carlo] Ancelotti, theyâve been there and done it, [Karim] Benzemaâs in the form of his life, Vinicius Jr as well, so donât discount Real Madrid just yet.âCarragher immediately responded: âIâll have you a bet that they donât win it.â
Micah Richards wins Champions League bet with Jamie Carragher
Richards accepted the bet and was seen on CBS Sports collecting his winning from his colleague after Saturdayâs final at the Stade de France.
Carragher was forced to cough up a cool â¬260 after his prediction and bet backfired.
After making sure all the notes were there, Richards said: "Making it rain, baby!"
Oh, Carra! You should have known better than to write off Real Madrid.
How Real Madrid won the 2021-22 Champions League
After defeating PSG in the Round of 16, Real Madrid went on to eliminate Chelsea and Man City in the quarter and semi-finals, respectively.
They then lifted the European Cup for a record-breaking 14th time thanks to a 1-0 victory over Jurgen Kloppâs Liverpool in Paris.
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric of Real Madrid celebrate with the UEFA Champions League trophy after their sides victory during the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Vinicius scored the only goal of the game on the hour-mark, finishing Fede Valverdeâs cross at the back post.
However, the gameâs standout performer was goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who pulled off a string of excellent saves to cement his status as a Real Madrid legend.
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid celebrates with the UEFA Champions League Trophy after their sides victory in the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)