A football commentator has lost his job after falling asleep on live television while giving his thoughts on a UEFA Champions League group stage match this week.
Dong Lu, the veteran Chinese pundit, was acting as co-commentator for LeTV's coverage of the Real Madrid versus Paris Saint-Germain match earlyWednesdaymorning Beijing time, when he dozed off.
In his defence, the 46-year-old had to stay up till3:45 a.m.to watch the kick-off - in Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium - and fatigue got the better of him in the last 20 minutes.
In footage of the match from LeTV, Dong was heard snoring at around the 79-minute mark, in an incident that had football fans across China chuckling.
However, his employers at LeTV did not take the incident lightly, as the man with 20 years of experience analysing football matches was fired from his post soon after.
Dong later apologised for the incident and vowed to continue his profession through his personal online blog.
The match in question ended 1–0, with Real Madrid getting the crucial win to secure qualification to the round of 16 with two games to spare.
'Los Blancos' took a first-half lead through substitute Nacho Fernandez, who had been on the pitch for a matter of minutes, having come on for the injured Marcelo.
Despite twice hitting the woodwork in the match, the Parisians were unable to get themselves on the scoresheet.

awwwww!!! I feel his pain.

It is well