Carlo Ancelotti has become the first coach to win the Champions League four times and Football Italia asks you to pick the best team led by the Italian tactician to European glory.
The Merengues have won the 14th Champions League in their history, the second one under the Italian boss who had already conquered two European titles at Milan, first in 2003 and then in 2007.
Ancelotti has coached some of the best players in the history of the game, from Paolo Maldini to Sergio Ramos, from Andrea Pirlo to Luka Modric. They have all lifted the Champions League with Carletto in charge and the same goes for Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Andriy Shevchenko.
Now, it could be not very easy to pick a combined XI with the teams that won the trophy under Ancelotti, but, for now, we’re just asking you to select the best line-up chosen by Ancelotti in the four Champions League Finals he’s won. Which one would you take?
Let us know by voting in the poll below and have your say in the comments section.
Champions League-winning line-ups under Ancelotti
MILAN 2003 (4-3-1-2 v. Juventus): Dida; Costacurta (65′ Roque Junior), Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze; Gattuso, Pirlo (71′ Serginho), Seedorf; Rui Costa (87′ Ambrosini); Shevchenko, Inzaghi.
MILAN 2007 (4-3-2-1 v. Liverpool): Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Maldini, Jankulovski (79′ Kaladze); Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini; Kaká, Seedorf (92’ Favalli); Inzaghi (88′ Gilardino).
REAL MADRID 2014 (4-3-3 v. Atletico Madrid): Casillas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Coentrao (59’ Marcelo); Modric, Khedira (59’ Isco), Di Maria; Bale, Benzema (79’ Morata), Ronaldo.
REAL MADRID 2022 (4-3-3 v. Liverpool): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric (90′ Ceballos), Casemiro, Kroos; Valverde (85′ Camavinga), Benzema, Vinicius (93′ Rodrygo).
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I think that milan 2003 may have what it takes, including a solid defense, to beat this 2022 goliath killing real Madrid side. For me it’s up to those 2. Don’t recall much if 2003 or 2007 milan was stronger though
Definitely 2003 Milan. Start studded lineup in every position except maybe Kaladze.
I think the best one was in 2005 when he threw the win away
2005 for sure even they lost . And if they didn’t choke a 4-1 leadagainst deportivo in 2004 who knows they may have had a little back
To back run
Real Madrid 2014. Even he said it was the best team he had managed. BUT. Had Milan deservedly won in 2005, then I’d have picked that one.
@Ace3160. Except maybe Kaladze? Kaladze was a great defender. A brilliant defender who was very underrated.
Super tough call between Milan 2007 and Madrid 2014.
milan 2005 would be my pick, otherwise madrid 2014 probably slightly edges milan 2003. Id argue the weakest is the recent Madrid side.
@Donato Totaro
Just a reminder than in 2003, the format required teams to go through TWO group stages just to make the knockout stage. Milan had to play depor, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Borussia dortmund BEFORE the knockout rounds. Then had to play a Milan derby and an Italian derby to win it. Aw, and also had to go through the qualifying rounds to reach the group stage.
for me personally 2007 in terms of getting vengeance against liverpool was the sweetest victory. all things considered as a spectacle it is relatively mediocre real 2014 victory was a much more entertaining game.
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2014
2003
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2022
It’s tough to pick a Milan winning team cause of Kaka not being on 2003 and Sheva not on 2007, but I think 201_ Madrid tips both of them to the throne, while I thoroughly believe Milan in 2005 would have beaten them…
2005’s Milan was his strongest but didn’t win that one. From the ones that won, I’d say 2014’s Real. Though I have a feeling that this year’s Real would beat any other even if they are the weakest on paper. It’s like they had plot armor, they were destined to win it or something.
It’s between 2003 Milan and 2014 Real but Milan was superior. The defense had 3 all time Italian greats – Maldini, Nesta, Costacurta – while Real 2014 has only Ramos with comparable pedigree. Milan’s MF has their legendary trio of Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf while Real 2014 didn’t yet feature Modric-Kroos-Casemiro. Real’s attack maybe edges it esp due to Ronaldo but Benzema back then wasn’t the player he is now, and Bale is Bale. 2014 Real was very much in the shadow of Messi’s Barca.
Difficult to pick.
2005, despite losing, was the best Milan.
2014 (with Xabi Alonso, though he was suspended for the final) is the best Madrid.
Same as everyone, 2005 was best, but 2007. That strong midfield and then Kaka and Seedorf
Pressed chest, fleshed out west, might be the savior or a garden pest. Her bouquet cleaved his hardened shell, And fondled his muscled heart. He imbibed her glistening spell, Just before the other shoe fell.
Yeah, ironically 2005 Milan was better than 2003 and 2007. That was an amazing team which deserved to win that final. I still don’t know how that 6 minutes happened or how Liverpool escaped conceding more after that.
But that’s football.
For me, 2005 Milan was the strongest after VanBasten era but Liverpool miraculously beat them in the final. 2003 Milan comes second with only Kaka as the missing piece of the puzzle.
It’s the team that lost against Liverpool that was the best Milan CL team under Ancelotti. I’m not a Milan fan but I am still traumatised from that game in Istanbul.
This is an italian website with Italian fans, no one will get accurate results.
The best one was 2014 Real Madrid
Certainly not the current one, they are the weakest RM side in a decade.
Best overall for me (as they were during those eras):
Casillas
Ramos – Nesta – Varane – Maldini
Gattuso – Pirlo – Modric
Kaka
Shevchenko – Ronaldo
2003 was the Best, Seing the team with Rivaldo, Serginho, Redondo, Ambrosini, Abbiati, Rq Junior on the Bench You can’t get any thing like that
@Ace3160 you gotta be Joking dude, Kaladze was an Excellent Defender