Real Madrid has installed Carlo Ancelotti with a new contract, so much the Transalpine technician will have deserved it. Having brilliantly managed the crisis after injury to several executives, the Real Madrid coach is on the verge of breaking Zinédine Zidane’s record. Moreover, before the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup against Atletico Madrid, the figures put an end to the debate that existed between him and… Zinedine Zidane.
On his return to Real Madrid to replace Zinedine Zidane, Carlo Ancelotti made everyone agree. The Italian technician managed to offer the Madrilenian club a fourteenth Champions League and advanced all the club’s nuggets.
Even if Carlo Ancelotti has not yet achieved Zidane’s feat of winning three Champions Leagues in a row, the Italian who has been there Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Bayern, PSG among others has quite brilliant statistics which make him, one of the best coaches in the history of the Casa Blanca club.
Indeed, Italian Carlo Ancelotti will equal Frenchman Zinedine Zidane with 263 matches at the helm of Real Madrid during the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday in Riyadh. He will now be able to equal it in the number of titles (11 titles). Carlo will also become the second most capped coach in Real Madrid’s history, just behind Miguel Muñoz, who managed the team for 342 matches.
The Madrid derby against Atlético Madrid in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup, a tournament the Italian coach has won once, will be his 263rd match in charge of Real Madrid during his two spells in charge of the club. It was with this figure that Zidane closed the second of his two spells as Real Madrid coach.
Ancelotti is already doing better than Zidane, the figures are clear
If Carlo Ancelotti is going to match Zidane’s number of games in charge of Real Madrid, it’s worth taking a look at their winning percentage. Thus, Ancelotti’s record is 190 wins, 34 draws and 38 defeats, with ten titles up for grabs. He is one step behind Zidane, who has won eleven titles with only 172 victories, 55 draws and 36 defeats, but three fewer than Miguel Muñoz’s 14.
Carlo Ancelotti’s winning percentage is second only to Chilean Manuel Pellegrini at Real Madrid. The Italian won 72.52% of victories, compared to 75% for Pellegrini. These are figures which reinforce Don Carlo in his position, which has just been extended until 2026.
The Spanish Super Cup, a goal for Ancelotti
Ancelotti’s record in the Spanish Super Cup is not very positive, with two defeats and two draws for two victories. During his first experience, when the competition was played in August with a two-legged match, he lost in 2014 against Atlético de Madrid. A 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu preceded an early Mandzukic goal in a 1-0 defeat at the Vicente Calderon.
The only time the Italian won the title was in the first year of his return, in 2022, under the new format and with two victories. They beat Barça in the semi-final thanks to a goal from Uruguayan Fede Valverde in extra time (2-3) and comfortably beat Athletic Bilbabo in the final thanks to goals from Croatian Luka Modric and Frenchman Karim Benzema ( 0-2).
In their last appearance, in 2023, Real Madrid reached the final after drawing 1-1 against Valencia and winning on penalties, and were beaten by Xavi’s Barça in the Clasico. They lost in the final, 1-3.
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