Carlo Ancelotti is living his most delicate moment at Real Madrid in recent years. His defeats against Barcelona and Juventus have caused many to question his work. The Italian coach, despite the multiple problems he also has with injuries, remains calm, but is aware that at Real Madrid things move very quickly and defeats do much more damage than to any other team.
That’s why there is a date marked on the calendar. The next Champions League clash will be against Liverpool at Anfield. The English team is proving to be unstoppable in the Champions League, where they have won all four matches they have played, scoring ten goals and conceding only one. It is scary.
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To all this must be added the morbid fascination in Europe with a duel between Liverpool and Real Madrid. The Whites have won the last two times they met in a Champions League final, one of them with Ancelotti on the bench. However, the Italian surely experienced his worst moment as a coach when in 2005 he fell in the final of the European Cup against the English while coaching Milan. After going 0-3 up, Liverpool equalized and then beat them on penalties. Perhaps the worst day in Carlo’s career as a coach.
In addition, Ancelotti coached Everton, Liverpool’s biggest rival, so he understands these duels as a real Clasico. The English side, for their part, see this match as a great opportunity. They are up against the team with which they have lost two consecutive Champions League finals, but whom they not so long ago thrashed at Anfield with a four-nil scoreline. But they also have Ancelotti as one of their great rivals of all these years.
An uncertain future
And what is worse, Liverpool can deal a decisive blow to Real Madrid in this Champions League. A victory at Anfield would consolidate the English side’s lead in Europe and leave Real Madrid with three points after five games, which would also shake the foundations of the Bernabeu and leave Ancelotti in a very delicate situation, almost unsustainable for him.
Without a doubt, in this love-hate story between Liverpool, Ancelotti and Real Madrid, it is the latter two who have the most to lose. On November 27 at Anfield, they will all meet in what will be one of the best matches of this Champions League season.
