They CONFRONT TWO OF THE BEST TRAINERS OF THE WORLD
It battles of old known! Guardiola Vs. Ancelotti, by a contingent in the semifinals of Champions
The rivalry between Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti will put at stake next Tuesday when the Manchester City confront in front of the Real Madrid by a place in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League
In the present edition of the UEFA Champions League, the trainer of the Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, and the one of the Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, will see the faces once again. In this occasion in a party of quarter-finals of the most prestigious competition of Europe. Both strategists will look for the way to achieve the so longed for classification to following round, but before this, know that have to his hangmen of by half.
This clash between the two trainers, has a special condiment. In addition to being of the best of the world in his place in the actuality, both are of the more winners in the history of the football. On the one hand it is the Catalan, that with 37 titles situates in the second historical position, only by behind Sir Alex Ferguson (49). Whereas by the side of the Italian, accumulates 27 trophies, planting in the sixth square of the list.
Pep has attained 16 titles at the head of the City, 14 with the FC Barcelona, in which it stands out the sextete of 2009, and the 7 remaining with the Bayern Munich. By his part, 'Carletto' won a title with the Juventus, 8 during his stage in the AC Milan, 3 with Chelsea, one with Paris Saint-Germain, 3 with the Bayern Munich, and finally 11 with the Real Madrid. Between all these, four Champions, being like this the trainer that more times has won the trophy in all the history.
Last clashes between both in Champions
In the three more recent clashes between both technical directors in Champions League, particularly all in phase of semifinals, Ancelotti has gone out victorious in two occasions: in the season 2013/14 (5-0) in the global of the eliminatory between the Real Madrid and the Bayern of Munich, and the 6-5 in the edition 2021/22 between the merengues and the Manchester City. The remaining meeting was victory and classification for Pep (5-1 in the global) that supposed the first Champions in the history of the 'citizens'.