As dawn breaks on Wednesday, Real Madrid welcome Manchester City to their own stadium for a thrilling clash in a match that will have extraordinary symbolic significance for manager Antsarotti - for the first time since the UEFA restructuring of the 1992/93 season, he will take to the pitch as the first coach in the tournament's history to have completed 200 regular season matches (excluding qualifying matches). He is, of course, looking forward to celebrating this milestone with a wave of victories.
In his coaching career, Anzilotti has managed eight top teams in the Europa League, including Parma, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Real Madrid. His coaching career at AC Milan was particularly brilliant, with the team playing 73 matches in the tournament and winning twice, while he himself won twice with Real Madrid, becoming the only "Fat An" to win the UEFA Europa League four times in the history of the tournament.
Anzilotti, 64, who is about to celebrate his 200th UEFA Europa League coaching match, lamented ahead of the game: "I still remember the first time I coached in the UEFA Europa League, when Parma played Sparta Prague, and it's really emotional that I've now gone on to my 200th game. To be able to work on the pitch for many years has been a great success for me, especially at this age. Last December, he extended his contract with Real Madrid until June 2026, and he has the opportunity to write more legends in the future.
