Five wins from five rounds and a comfortably secured place in the knockout stage for Real. Nothing new and unexpected from a team with the most Champions League wins and trophies. Coach Carlo Ancelotti will surely make some rotations in order to give some players extra minutes and rest the others. The spotless record in the most prestigious UEFA competition, however doesn’t automatically mean another trophy. On the contrary, in recent years, Real Madrid finished the group stage as strong as they did this one and yet failed to win the league. The last example was during the first Ancelotti reign. In season 2014/15, the Madrid team had Basel, Liverpool and Ludogorets in the group and had a perfect record of 18 points out of 18. Ancelotti also won La Liga in the previous year and eliminated Schalke and Atletico Madrid in the knockout phase before surprisingly falling down to Juventus, with two goals from their own youth product Alvaro Morata. Before that, Jose Mourinho was destined to win the Champions League with Real, but again, fell short. It was a perfect 2011/12 season, with all group wins against Olympique Lyon, Ajax Amsterdam and Dinamo Zagreb. But again, in the semi-finals, Real surprisingly lost to Bayern Munich on penalties.Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to ever win FOUR Champions League trophies 🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/aHXhCMdOf3— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 28, 2022 That is the reason that nobody wanted to create any sort of hype, but that didn’t prevent Ancelotti’s former teammate from proclaiming that the Italian is the best coach ever. Dutch legend Rudd Gullit was even a roommate with Ancelotti during their playing days in the 80s, and he has no dilemma about who is the best among coaches.“I think Ancelotti is a bit bigger than Sir Alex and Pep due to the Champions Leagues he’s won! He’s top-notch, and he’s the king of European success. Both Pep and Sir Alex are a part of history, but let’s look at what Ancelotti has achieved. He’s the king of kings, better than anyone else, and I’m very proud of him” said Gullit.Ancelotti: ‘Coaching Italy would be amazing’In every conversation about the best coach in the world, Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson are always on top. Between them, the pair has 18 Premier League titles and five Champions Leagues. But let’s not forget that the Italian is the only man to win all five major European leagues and has won the Champions League on four occasions – more than anyone else. So, apart from being his former teammate, Gullit is also looking at the statistic column to back up his claims about Ancelotti.##NAJAVA_MECA_7738432##
