Ancelotti and Guardiola enter UEFA Champions League history in an unusual way
Liam Carter
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On Tuesday and Wednesday, February 18-19, the return leg matches of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round take place. By their conclusion, all the participants in the Round of 16 will be known.
In the central match of the qualifying round, Real Madrid will face Manchester City. And the head coaches of these teams, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola, have entered Champions League history in an unusual way.
Details. Ancelotti and Guardiola became the first coaches in history to meet each other 10 times in the UEFA Champions League. Eight of these encounters have been with their current clubs, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Reminder. In the first leg in Manchester, Real Madrid secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory.
By the way, Dailysports has prepared the schedule and results of all second-leg matches of the preliminary playoff round for you.
