This time last year, Carlo Ancelotti was a forgotten man. A season that started so promisingly with Everton ended in a flat fashion as the Toffees limped to a mid-table finish. When Real Madrid came calling for the veteran Italian, not many Everton fans were begging him to stay.
This time two months ago, Ancelotti was an unwanted man. A crushing last-minute defeat away to PSG in the last-16 of the Champions League saw the former AC Milan manager clinging onto his position as Madrid boss. After that defeat in Paris, rumours ran rampant that his days in Madrid were numbered.
Tonight, Ancelotti is THE Man.
