Real Madrid suffered their heaviest defeat in Champions League history, 4-0 at the hands of Manchester City, and were eliminated in the semi-finals. At the end of the game at the Etihad Stadium, coach Carlo Ancelotti was asked if he would continue to be on the bench for the Blancos after this setback.

Carlo Ancelotti’s reaction to Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola’s hugPhoto: Oli SCARFF / AFP / Profimedia

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Carlo Ancelotti said that he will not leave Real Madrid.

Ancelotti, 63, said he has the support of management and will remain Real Madrid coach next season.

“It’s time to think about next season. It’s a failure, it happens in football. What happened tonight makes no sense. Sometimes you play against a better opponent. They deserved to win, they prevailed. We must learn from this failure.

No one doubts me. The President told me this 15 days ago when we were discussing. We should not create drama. The current batch has done very well and next year will be just as good.

It is a success that we reached the semi-finals. I will be here to fight for the Champions League trophy” – Carlo Ancelottireports Marca.

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Carlo Ancelotti, criticized in the Spanish press after the humiliation with Manchester City

MARCA journalists criticized the performance of Carlo Ancelotti’s team in the match at the Etihad and believe that Real Madrid needs a new coach.

“Real Madrid bid farewell to the Champions League with a defeat that hurts and could lead to consequences and action… with Ancelotti in the spotlight.

A dysfunctional team completely outmatched by an unstoppable opponent that gave them no choice. Even when “City” gave them a breather, “Madrid” could not appear in the match.

Ancelotti’s team suffered a historic defeat and he did nothing to fix it. He was stunned from start to finish and didn’t make a single change of direction to shake the game up and try to turn it around.

He left his men to fend for themselves for too long. 4-0 at the end of the match could have been the perfect result in the first 30 minutes.” – MARCA.

Know:

  • On Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti overtook Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager with the most UEFA Champions League appearances with 191.
  • Manchester City’s goals were scored by Bernardo Silva (’23, ’37), Manuel Akanji (’76) and Julián Alvarez (’90+1).
  • On June 10, “Manchester City” and “Inter” will meet for the big trophy of the Champions League. The final will be held at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul.