After a 2-0 triumph over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti lauded a job well done, claiming his 21st trophy and fifth with the Spanish giants.
It was his first prize in four and a half years, since winning the German Super Cup with Bayern Munich in 2017.
“I’ve won a lot of trophies, but it’s been a long time since my last one,” Ancelotti said at a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“Winning is the culmination of your efforts. It appears in the public eye that you have done a terrific job, but this is not always the case. At Everton and Napoli, I think I performed a good job, but I didn’t win.”
When Real won their 10th Champions League championship in 2014, the 62-year-old was in command.
In his first term in charge, which concluded in 2015, he also won the Copa del Rey, the European Super Cup, and the Club World Cup with Madrid.
To become the first manager in club history to win all six major championships, he simply needs to win LaLiga. They are currently in first place.
“I consider myself fortunate and proud to be in charge of this group,” Ancelotti added. “It’s impossible to get bored of winning. It’s lovely, and you get a lot of pleasure out of seeing the guys happy and celebrating.”
Ancelotti won three trophies with Bayern Munich, one with Paris Saint-Germain, three with Chelsea, eight with Milan, and one with Juventus in addition to his five with Real Madrid.
Real Madrid leads LaLiga with 49 points from 21 games, five more than Sevilla in second place.
They’re still alive in the Champions League, where they’ll face PSG in the round of 16, and the Copa del Rey, where they’ll face Elche next Thursday, also in the last 16.
“We won’t be able to celebrate since we have another competition coming up in a few days,” Ancelotti remarked.