Ancelotti cries after Real’s comeback
SpainCoach Carlo Ancelotti could not hold back his emotions after Real defeated Man City on May 4 to reach the Champions League final.
After the final whistle of the semi-final second leg, Carlo Ancelotti started crying. The 62-year-old coach hugged his assistant, son Davide Ancelotti, with tears in his eyes.
“Carlo and Davide Ancelotti. Father and son. A great moment to share together”, channel BT Sport comment on Twitter.
The moment Ancelotti cried with victory while hugging his son Davide. Image: BT Sport.
In the semi-final second leg on May 4, Real beat Man City 3-1thereby reaching the final with a total score of 6-5.
But before enjoying the joy of winning the final, Real spent 90 tense minutes with Man City. The away team opened the scoring in the 73rd minute, thanks to Riyad Mahrez’s shot into the near corner, and also increased the final score to 5-3.
Real only really revived when the match entered the last minutes. After Rodrygo’s two consecutive equalizers in the 90th and 90+1 minutes, the second leg had to kick in two extra time. In the 95th minute, Karim Benzema successfully kicked the penalty that brought Real into the final Champions League.
Main developments in the Real 3-1 Man City match in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on May 4.
Real will play the final against Liverpool on May 28, in Paris, France. If they win, the Madrid team will have their 14th European championship.
With Real defeating Man City in the semi-finals, Ancelotti also set the record of coach reaching the Champions League final most times, with five times in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014 and 2022. In the previous four times, he posted three times. Quang, with Milan in 2003, 2007 and Real in 2014.
The tears of joy after the win over Man City were Ancelotti’s second emotional moment in four days. On April 30, the Italian coach helped Real win La Liga four laps early. During the championship parade, Ancelotti excitedly danced with his students on the bus. The Italian coach also wore sunglasses and smoked a large cigar in the midst of a crowd of excited players.
Ancelotti became the first coach to win national championships in all five of Europe’s biggest football clubs: Series A with AC Milan 2004, English Premier League with Chelsea 2010, Ligue 1 with PSG 2013, Bundesliga with Bayern in 2017 and La Liga with Real in 2022.
Thanh Quy (according to BT Sport, Sun)
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