Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told Florentino Perez: “Thank you for bringing me back here”, after qualifying for the final last night in the locker room.

Don Carlo has regained his status as head coach in Madrid, becoming the first coach to reach the Champions League final five times. He won La Liga last week, becoming the first coach to triumph in the top five European leagues.

He could reach another milestone in the Champions League final against Liverpool on May 28, becoming the first coach to win the European elite competition four times.

His days at Everton and Napoli seem far away and Carlo thanked Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after last night’s game against Manchester City for his return to the Bernabeu last summer.

According to El Chiringuito, this is what Ancelotti told Florentino Perez when they met in the Bernabeu dressing room last night.

Ancelotti tried to hold back tears, as he had done on the field a few minutes earlier, while embracing his son and assistant Davide.

Ancelotti has won a special place in the hearts of Real Madrid fans and players after this season’s achievements.