It's been quite the week for Carlo Ancelotti. On Saturday, the Italian became the first coach to win each of European football's five major leagues as Real Madrid clinched the La Liga title. And last night, he oversaw the extraordinary at the Bernabeu to reach a fifth Champions League final.
Real Madrid were moments away from elimination against Pep Guardiola's Man City. Then within the space of 120 seconds, they were level in the tie. Rodrygo struck twice, and from that point on, there was only going to be one winner. And so it proved as Karim Benzema's penalty in extra time confirmed Los Blancos' place in the final.
Dramatic comebacks have been the story of Madrid's Champions League campaign. They produced one against Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16, and hauled themselves back into the quarter-final tie against Chelsea with a moment of brilliance from Luka Modric. The Blues had dominated Real on their own pitch, but still, it wasn't enough.
