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The more interesting question is after that marvelous win yesterday whether Ancelotti can keep his job when he wins Copa del Rey and perhaps the Champions League. Or whether he would step back himself after another big success and say "that's it my friends". I could understand that move as he had an outstanding career already. He said that Real Madrid will be the last club for now. Maybe he wants to try again next season, He seems to be physically healthy and he is only 63. Some will say that is quite old, but he isn't the wild guy anyway and comes across as quite relaxed most of the time. He could definitely handle to be a coach for another few years.

The Real Madrid team can win the Champions and the Copa del Rey with this unbelievable performance against Barcelona. I don't think Chelsea has any chance of beating this great team. The team is a fine blend of the old, current, and future generations of the world's best players. Seeing the evergreen Modric and Benzema connecting with Vini Jr is a wonderful sight to behold.

If I were Carlo Ancelotti I will leave the team when the ovation is loudest. His innovation and creativity are outstanding, I was surprised to see Madrid becoming a counterattacking team. He will forever be remembered as one of the greatest coaches of Real Madrid. If he wins these two or any of the trophies, I think it will be a good time to leave Madrid. He is not getting any younger, maybe focusing on coaching a national team will be more convenient.

That was very well said I must say!

It is exactly what I think when I see them playing. Year after year you think that has to be it, Modric is too old, Benzema is too old, and then they perform like that. Vinicius Junior brings the spiciness into the game. Modric controls it and Benzema is a striker in its truest sense. I think Chelsea just isn't there yet, they haven't found and understood each other on the field.

Regarding Ancelotti, that is easier said than done! Wink

You never know when you are at your peak. Zidane thought after his first Champions League title that he perhaps won't repeat it, and when he got the second he must have thought that a third can't be possible. Ancelotti sees his team showing these performances like against Liverpool and Barcelona, which coach in the world would say that's it, I have had enough?

The bond between these three players Modrick,Vinicius and Benzema was so strong yesterday in the match. I see Ancelotti as a coach that knows what he wants at the right time. This match means a lot to him and he knew this,so he decided to take advantage of the game knowing too well that Barcelona might underestimate his club.

Barcelona have lost out in all leagues apart from Laliga. I still see Real Madrid as superior in Spain,even though they didn't start the season well but they are in good form presently.

Oh yes, some guys here have already been saying that it is all about the Champions League and they wouldn't care about the Copa del Rey so much (and La Liga title ist lost anyway). I thought the opposite. This game against Barcelona was extremely important for Ancelotti because that is his chance to win at least one title this season and that gives him something to back up his desire to keep going as a coach. Even if he leaves the club, Ancelotti is a trophy hunter at heart and also one who wants to leave a place in order and with some success. I think on the one hand it would be sad to see him leave the soccer world as a coach, but on the other hand I can understand when at age 63 someone says enough is enough. Although I was hoping for some other Champions League winner than Real Madrid, I would be totally fine if they make it for Ancelotti. The guy is an icon and a gentleman.