Real’s victory over Braga, achieved with the help of Lunin, became Papa Carlo’s 117th in the main European Cup
The victory that real Madrid On November 8 he defeated Braga (3:0), became 117th for the Blancos coach Carlo Anchelotti in this European Cup.
Thus, the 64-year-old Italian surpassed the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson in the number of victories in the main European Cup tournament. On the account of the great Scot there are 116 of them left, taking into account the five in the European Cup that Alex won at the head of Aberdeen in the period 1980 – 1986.
Papa Carlo’s record 117 matches won were as follows: 4 with Parma (including two in qualifying), 2 with Juventus, 43 with Milan (including three in qualifying), 10 with Chelsea, 6 with PSG, 7 with Bayern, 5 with Napoli and already exactly 40 – with Real Madrid.
Let us remind you that a record victory for the coach happened with the active help of Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin, who saved a penalty in the opening match with the score 0:0. This match was Lunin’s third of the season and his second clean sheet.
Ancelotti the coach won all five top championships with his clubs, and was also (with Milan and Real) a four-time winner of the Champions League.
A fourth victory in four matches allowed Madrid to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League. In the next round, Real only needs to not lose to Napoli at home to secure first place in their quartet.
Source: Sportarena
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