Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful manager in Champions League history. And yet despite winning the trophy a record-breaking six times as coach and player, there are two finals which still haunt him to this day. Real Madrid boss Ancelotti, 64, was manager of AC Milan when they lost to Liverpool in Istanbul in 2005 in arguably the most dramatic final of all time.
Ancelotti was also part of the Roma squad which lost to Liverpool in the 1984 final, although he missed the game itself through injury. Those two matches are etched in his memory as much as the glory games and as such are his own driving force to push him on towards more success. The miracle of Istanbul when Liverpool came back from 3-0 down at half time to win in a shoot-out is a reminder how emotion and drama can be the biggest factor in any final.
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But there are also many positive memories. Passion cer.