Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels has admitted that the reason behind the decision to bleach his hairwas due to a lost bet at Oktoberfest.
The 28-year-old central defender was seen sporting a bleached-blond barnet during his side's 3-0 win over title-hopefuls RB Leipzig.
Social media went into meltdown during Bayern's table-topping win, and not only because of the result, but because of the state of Hummels' hair.
Following the game the German international explained the decision to dye his hair, claiming that he was forced to do it because of a lost bet at this year's Oktoberfest.
He claims to have losta game of skittles during a visit to Munich's beer festival, with his forfeit being bleach-blond hair.
El 'nuevo' look de Mats Hummels. #SinMiedoANada pic.twitter.com/j2OTwikA27
After one throw, my opponent had already knocked over more than I had in my three attempts,"The Sunquote him as saying.I was afraid it would look worse. It will grow out so in a few weeks it will all be over.�
The Bavarian club now sit three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga after the result, which sawThiago Alcantara open the scoring before former Liverpool starXabi Alonso doubled their lead after just 25 minutes.
Things went from bad to worse for the visitors, as they were reduced to 10-men on the half-hour mark afterEmil Forsberg was sent off for a dangerous tackle.
Star strikerRobert Lewandowski made it 3-0 to the German champions on the stroke of half-time, scoring his 12th league goal of the season from the penalty spot.