Ancelotti achieves a record achievement in the Champions League, bypassing Guardiola

Real Madrid, led by its Italian coach, Carlo Ancelotti, succeeded in reserving its seat in the quarter -finals of the Champions League for the current season 2024 – 2025 after a strong struggle with its neighbor Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital’s derby in the round of 16 matches of the tournament.

Real Madrid qualified for the quarter-finals at the expense of Atletico Madrid after a marathon match in the second leg of the round of 16, with a penalty shootout 4-2, after the two teams tied 2-2 in the first leg of the home and away matches.

With the royal team qualifying for the Champions League quarter -finals, Carlo Ancelotti achieved a record achievement after it became the most coaches to this round in the history of the tournament, as this round reached 15 times during his career with the various clubs he trained.

In this way, Ancelotti coach Pep Guardiola, the coach of the Manchester City team, who reached the Champions League quarter -finals 14 times.

Scottish Sir Alex Ferguson, former coach of Manchester United, is third in the list of the most coaches to the Champions League quarter -finals with 12 times, followed by Portuguese Jose Mourinho, who reached this round 8 times.

Argentine coach Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid coach, is equal to Arsene Wenger, former Arsenal coach, with 7 times.

4 other coaches also qualified for the Champions League quarter -finals on 6 occasions, Juergen Klopp, the former coach of the Liverpool team, Rafael Benitez, the former coach of the Reds team, Dutchman Luis Van Gaal, and German coach Thomas Tochil, the current coach of England.

Real Madrid is scheduled to face the Champions League quarter -finals of the Arsenal team next April, with the qualified from that confrontation in the semi -finals with the eligible from the other confrontation between Paris Saint -Germain and Aston Villa.