Ancelotti becomes Madrid coach with most European Cup victories
The victory over Union Berlin took the Italian coach's tally in this competition to 42 in the Real Madrid dugout.
Real Madrid finished the group stage with a victory against Union Berlin and Carlo Ancelotti became the madridista coach with the most European Cup victories to his name. The Italian, who has won 42 games in this competition, now holds the best record in the club's history. These wins have allowed Ancelotti to win the trophy twice with Madrid: La Décima (2014) and La Decimocuarta (2022). The following in this ranking come: Miguel Muñoz (41) and Del Bosque (34).
Ancelotti has reached this milestone in his fifth season at the club and after 56 games in the top continental competition. As Madrid boss, the team he has beaten most times in the Champions League is Liverpool (5). In terms of his entire coaching career, Ancelotti is part of the European Cup elite and he is the only manager to have won the competition four times (twice with Real Madrid and twice with Milan) and is the coach with the most victories (118) to his name