Ancelotti surpasses Ferguson as manager with most UCL matches

Italian national Carlo Ancelotti surpasses Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager with the most number of matches in the UEFA Champions League. Sir Alex Ferguson, while managing Manchester United, made 190 appearances as a manager in the UEFA Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti now has 191 games under his belt, thus becoming the manager with the […]

by Priyank Chandram - May 19, 2023, 4:06 pm

Italian national Carlo Ancelotti surpasses Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager with the most number of matches in the UEFA Champions League. Sir Alex Ferguson, while managing Manchester United, made 190 appearances as a manager in the UEFA Champions League.

Carlo Ancelotti now has 191 games under his belt, thus becoming the manager with the most number of appearances in the UEFA Champions League. Carlo Ancelloti, in the recent encounter against Manchester City in the Semi-Final Leg 2 held at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, overcame the record for the most matches as a manager in the UEFA Champions League. In his record-breaking 191st match, Carlo Ancelotti was handed a defeat by Manchester City. Manchester City triumphed over Real Madrid with a 4-0 win in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League held at the Etihad Stadium. The final aggregate score was 5-1.

He was awarded the world’s best coach for his tenure with Real Madrid in 2013 and AC Milan in 2006.

UEFA Champions League: Ancelotti has won four titles, two with Real Madrid and two with AC Milan.

Serie A: He won the Italian league title with AC Milan back in 2001

Premier League: Carlo Ancelotti won the prestigious premier league title with Chelsea in 2009.

Ligue 1: with Paris-Saint Germain he won the French league title in 2012.

Bundesliga: along with Bayern Munich, Carlo won the German league title in 2016.

La Liga: he clinched the Spanish league title in 2021 with Real Madrid.

FIFA Club World Cup: Carlo Ancelotti has won theĀ  thrice as well. Two times with Real Madrid and once with AC Milan.