Real Madridโs coach Carlo Ancelotti is hoping to face Milan in the Champions Leagueโs final in Istanbul and he has stated that in an interview for Sky Sport.
โFor me and Paolo Maldini, Istanbul does not bring back good memoriesโ, Ancelotti said in reference to the Champions League final Milan lost against Liverpool in 2005 after being 3-0 up at half-time.
โIโve got the utmost respect for Maldini, heโs been my captain and if we manage to see each other on my birthday it will be niceโ.
Ancelottiโs birthday is on June 10th, the same day as when this year Champions League final takes place. It has been reported that Carlo Ancelotti called Milanโs Technical Director Paolo Maldini right after the quarter-final draw, as the latter confirmed during a video call with Milan fans in Kiev.
Maldini revealed that in that call, Ancelotti joked about Milan and Real Madrid facing each other in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
Real Madrid are set to face Chelsea in the quarter finals and if theyโll go through to the semifinals, theyโll face the winner of the Manchester City-Bayern Munich match up. City did pick up a dominating 3-0 win over Bayern and pretty much have one foot in the next round of the competition already.
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