Davide Ancelotti set to return to Champions League with Lille against Betis | OneFootball

Davide Ancelotti’s bond with the Champions League runs deep, shaped by father Carlo’s two titles as a player and a record haul of five as a coach. Having assisted at Real Madrid for the club’s last two triumphs, he now prepares to rejoin the competition with Lille against Betis Sevilla on Tuesday at 21:00.

“Je me souviens bien quand le LOSC était venu gagner à San Siro contre mon père (2-0, le 6 décembre 2006, buts de Peter Odemwingie et de Kader Keïta), il y a d'ailleurs les photos ici.” He told L'Équipe on 24 July at Domaine de Luchin in his first interview at LOSC.

A devoted AC Milan fan in his teens, Ancelotti raised the Champions League topic unprompted in that conversation, then returned to it repeatedly without quite noticing.

Carlo Ancelotti is Real Madrid’s manager, and Davide was on his staff for the club’s two most recent European crowns.

For Davide Ancelotti, the competition has long been part of family life, and Lille now offer the stage for his latest chapter.

Source: L'Équipe

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