The trophy Carlo Ancelotti (62) has long since secured his place in Olympus football. Now he can differentiate himself from other top coaches! The 62-year-old Italian faces the Spanish title with Real Madrid. Five rounds before the end of the season, Los Blancos are only one point away from drying up the championship.
For Ancelotti, that means he is in his own league at the coaching level! After league titles with AC Milan in Italy, Chelsea in England, Paris Saint-Germain in France and Bayern in Germany, he will be the first coach to become a champion in all of the five major leagues. Mad!
In his first term at Real Madrid (2013 to 2015), Ancelotti was yet to win at the national level. In contrast, he achieved his third win in the Champions League in 2014, after raising the total with Milan in 2003 and 2007.
Bad Memories of City
The Spanish League title and a fourth coup in the first division this season? This will be the culmination of Ancelotti’s coaching career. However, this will require a huge amount of effort in the Champions League – in the semi-finals, the hurdle with Manchester City is very high, even by Real Madrid’s standards. And the memories are far from good. In 2020, the Madrilenians were eliminated against ManCity in the first division round of 16 after two 1-2 bankruptcies.
At the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Real have never won the Champions League in two attempts so far. Is it enough today to go to the semi-finals (9 pm)? Ancelotti would be a huge step closer to crowning glory in his career. (mpe)
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