In addition to being the first coach to achieve this figure in the tournament, he is also the coach who has won the competition the most times (4) and the coach who has the most victories (114).

Through the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City that will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday at 9 o’clock, Carlo Ancelotti is on track to become the first coach to win 200 Champions League matches. Since the structure was first used in the 1992–1993 season, nobody has been able to accomplish this feat. This is because the qualification rounds are not taken into consideration; only the final phases of the competition are considered successful.

There have been a total of twenty-one seasons and eight clubs that the Italian coach has faced in the Champions League. These teams are as follows: Parma (6), Juventus (10), Milan (73), Chelsea (18), Paris Saint-Germain (10), Bayern Munich (12), Napoli (12), and Real Madrid (the encounter on Tuesday will be his 59th). Ancelotti is the only coach in history to have won the competition four times, twice with Real Madrid and twice with Milan. He also holds the record for the most wins of any coach in history, with 114 throughout his career.

The Italian football manager: “Reaching 200 Champions League games means a lot”

It’s a significant accomplishment. During my time at Parma, I played my first game, which was against Sparta Prague. I will never forget it. When you reach 200 games, it signifies a lot. At my age, it is a success that I have been able to survive so many years in the sport of football.