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Champions League: Carlo Ancelotti hopes Everton ‘happier now’ as he denies Liverpool
- Real Madrid boss stays cool amid thrilling run to final and chaos on the night in Paris, to triumph a year after leaving Everton
- Ancelotti becomes only manager to win four Champions Leagues, surpassing Bob Paisley’s three European Cups for Liverpool and Zinedine Zidane’s three at Madrid
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Real Madrid are champions of Europe for a record-extending 14th time after Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris on Saturday, but rarely have the Spanish champions taken a more chaotic road to glory.
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Madrid only made it to the French capital thanks to stirring fightbacks at the Santiago Bernabeu to see off Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and then Manchester City in the knockout rounds.
More madness ensued at the Stade de France, where kick-off was delayed by over half an hour as security problems outside the ground prevented fans from taking their seats.
Amid the confusion, Madrid had experience on their side in the form of the most successful coach in the competition’s history.
Ancelotti now stands alone as the only manager to win four Champions League titles, surpassing Bob Paisley’s three European Cups with Liverpool and Zinedine Zidane’s hat-trick as Madrid boss between 2016 and 2018.
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