The match at the Etihad Stadium between Manchester City and Real Madrid has a special meaning for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian has overtaken Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
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Carlo Ancelotti overtakes Sir Alex Ferguson as manager with most UCL appearances
Carlo Ancelotti set another record as a manager in the UEFA Champions League.
The second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final saw the 63-year-old complete his 191st game in charge in the world’s biggest club competition.
In this way, Carlo Ancelotti overtook Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager of Manchester United, who played 190 Champions League matches as a manager.
Carlo Ancelotti has overtaken Sir Alex Ferguson (190) as the manager with the most Champions League games in history (191) uD83DuDC4F pic.twitter.com/5t9g7XPwdr
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Ferguson won the competition twice with Manchester United (1999 and 2008) and Carlo Ancelotti has 4 UEFA Champions League trophies (two with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007 and two with Real Madrid in 2014 and 2022).
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