Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson, 82, finally loses long-standing Champions League record

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MANCHESTER UNITED'S legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has yet mislaid his long-standing Champions League record.

Real Madrid gaffer Carlo Ancelotti took complaint of a grounds 215th game successful Europe's top-flight - surpassing Ferguson's tally of 214 managed.

Sir Alex Ferguson has mislaid his long-running grounds for the astir games managed successful the Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti has present managed a grounds 115 games successful Europe's top-flight

Ancelotti - who holds the grounds for astir Champions League titles won - has present eclipsed Fergie's 11-year record.

Of Ferguson's 214 European nights, 194 came successful the main contention - successful different words from the radical oregon beyond.

The Scot, present 82, besides oversaw 8 qualifying ties and 12 European Cup games, winning 115, losing 50 and drafting 49 crossed the board.

Ferguson archetypal triumphed erstwhile United won England's archetypal Treble successful 1999 - arsenic the Red Devils surged a precocious stoppage-time comeback against Bayern.

Another came 9 years aboriginal successful Moscow, with a drama-filled punishment shootout triumph implicit Chelsea successful 2008.

But many would reason that winning the 1983 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Aberdeen was an adjacent greater achievement.

Meanwhile, it was different grounds breaking nighttime for Ancelotti earlier kick-off, but helium won't beryllium excessively bothered arsenic his broadside were comfortably beaten 2-0 astatine Anfield.

The large Italian is the astir palmy manager successful Champions League history, having won the trophy a grounds 5 times, and 2 much arsenic a player.

Sir Alex Ferguson won the Treble with United successful 1999

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Ancelotti was besides the 1 to surpass Ferguson's erstwhile grounds for the astir games won arsenic manager successful Europe's most-loved competition.

The Madrid brag won his 116th European crippled against successful the radical signifier against Braga past October.

Man Utd fable Ryan Giggs talks astir his narration with Sir Alex Ferguson

He is besides the lone manager to instrumentality portion successful six Champions League finals, losing lone erstwhile successful 2005 against Liverpool.

Liverpool's statement triumph connected Wednesday night sees caller brag Arne Slot again execute a feat that Jurgen Klopp ne'er did.

Klopp, who discontinue Anfield successful May, NEVER bushed the Los Blancos during his 9 twelvemonth spell successful complaint of Liverpool - including 2 finals.

But Slot managed to flooded the club's voodoo successful his archetypal attempt.

But it ended up being a alternatively forgettable nighttime for Ancelotti

Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo saw the Reds support their 100 per cent grounds successful Europe this season.

Meanwhile Anfield erupted erstwhile Kylian Mbappe missed a punishment astatine 1-0, and Mo Salah's caput went down erstwhile helium enactment his ain wide.

It means Liverpool widen their cleanable commencement astatine the apical of the competition's caller 36-team league phase, portion holders Madrid suffered their 3rd decision successful 5 games and present look a conflict to qualify.

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