Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti makes Champions League history with 191st game in the competition as a coach
Friday, June 30, 2023
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Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has set a new record by taking charge against Manchester City in the semi-final second leg, his 191st UEFA Champions League game eclipsing the mark set by Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Carlo Ancelotti has become the most experienced coach in UEFA Champions League history, with Real Madrid's semi-final defeat by Manchester City his 191st game* in the competition.
Already the only coach to have won the competition four times, the 63-year-old's 50th Champions League game in charge of Madrid ensures he eclipses the mark of 190 matches in the competition set by his friend and one-time sparring partner Sir Alex Ferguson. However, the Scot will retain the record for having coached the most Champions League games with one side – all 190 of his games having come during his time at Manchester United.
Ancelotti's 191 games have come with eight clubs: AC Milan, Chelsea, Bayern, Juventus, Paris, Parma, Real Madrid and Napoli. In addition to being the competition's most experienced coach, he is also one of only the select band who have won the Champions League as players and coaches, alongside Frank Rijkaard, Zinédine Zidane and Pep Guardiola.
Carlo Ancelotti's record as a Champions League coach
| TEAM | PLAYED | WON | DRAWN | LOST | GOALS FOR | GOALS AGAINST |
| AC Milan | 73 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 108 | 59 |
| Bayern | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 17 |
| Chelsea | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 |
| Juventus | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Napoli | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Paris | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| Parma | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | 50 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 120 | 46 |
| TOTAL | 191 | 107 | 43 | 41 | 346 | 176 |
Sir Alex will doubtless take losing this particular record with good grace. "Carlo Ancelotti is one of my good friends and also one of the best managers the game has seen," he said. "He is a great guy." Ancelotti, for his part, called Sir Alex "a legend with a capital 'L'".
Which coaches have taken charge of the most Champions League games?
Carlo Ancelotti is one of only eight coaches to have taken charge of 100 or more games in Europe's top club competition since it took on its current form in 1992/93.
| COACH | PLAYED | WON | DRAWN | LOST |
| Carlo Ancelotti | 191 | 107 | 43 | 41 |
| Sir Alex Ferguson | 190 | 102 | 49 | 39 |
| Arsène Wenger | 178 | 82 | 41 | 55 |
| Josep Guardiola | 159 | 101 | 33 | 25 |
| José Mourinho | 145 | 77 | 35 | 33 |
| Mircea Lucescu | 115 | 37 | 26 | 52 |
| Massimiliano Allegri | 100 | 45 | 26 | 29 |
| Jürgen Klopp | 100 | 56 | 15 | 29 |
Ancelotti's games have come with AC Milan (73), Bayern (12), Chelsea (18), Juventus (10), Napoli (12), Parma (6), Paris (10) and Real Madrid (50).
Sir Alex's 190 matches were all in charge of Man United.
Wenger's total of 178 came with Arsenal (171) and Monaco (7).
Guardiola's matches have come with Barcelona (49), Bayern (36) and Man City (74)
Mourinho has had spells in charge of Chelsea (57), Inter (21), Man United (14), Porto (17), Real Madrid (32) and Tottenham (4).
Lucescu has been in charge of Beşiktaş (6), Dynamo Kyiv (12), Galatasaray (26), Inter (3) and Shakhtar Donetsk (68).
Klopp has been head coach of Dortmund (35) and Liverpool (65).
Allegri's games have been with AC Milan (32) and Juventus (68).
*Group stage to final since the start of the UEFA Champions League in 1992/93
