Ancelotti bids farewell to Real Madrid: "I'm not sad."

Carlo Ancelotti said he was "not" sad in his final days as Real Madrid manager, despite the fact that Saturday will mark his final match in charge, as "sooner or later this day had to come." He also emphasized that "it has been a successful period" in which they won "a lot."

"It's inevitable that these will be special days. It's the last day here and the last game tomorrow. Whenever a career ends, there's a lot of emotion; that's what's happening to me these days. I'm not sad at all; I'm very happy. A very important stage of my career is coming to an end. I've tried to do everything I could for this club. We've achieved it, and we're leaving happy. Sooner or later, this day had to come, and I'm leaving grateful to everyone who has worked with me over this time," he said in a press conference.

"I've had a great time, with a lot of love, a lot of help, and the opportunity to coach spectacular players. Everything has gone well. I know this period, which has been quite long and during which everything has gone well, is coming to an end," he continued.

He also stated that he is excited and eager to take on his next challenge: becoming Brazil's national team coach.

"A new era begins with the same enthusiasm and desire I had when I arrived at Real Madrid, the first and second time around. It's been a successful period; we've won a lot," he said.

Madrid's official announcement

Just an hour before the press conference, Real Madrid announced that Ancelotti will not lead the team in the Club World Cup and will leave as the most successful coach in the club's history, with 15 titles.

"Real Madrid CF and Carlo Ancelotti have reached an agreement to end his time as Real Madrid manager. Our club wishes to express its gratitude and affection for one of the greatest legends of Real Madrid and world football," Real Madrid announced in a statement.

"Tomorrow, the Santiago Bernabéu will pay tribute to him in what will be Carlo Ancelotti's last match as Real Madrid manager," the statement continued.

"Real Madrid wishes him and his entire family the best of luck in this new stage of his life," he concluded.

An incomparable track record

Ancelotti closes his second spell after becoming Real Madrid's most successful manager, winning three Champions Leagues, two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, two Club World Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, three European Super Cups, and two Spanish Super Cups.

The Italian coach, who completed two spells at Real Madrid, the first between 2013 and 2015, and with his return in 2021, leaves as the second coach with the most matches managed at Real Madrid, 352 official matches to date, with a record of 249 wins, 50 draws, 53 losses, in which his team scored 832 goals and conceded 341.

Along with Zinedine Zidane , he is the manager with the most European Cups won for Real Madrid, three; he is the third with the most La Liga titles, with two each for Fabio Capello, Miljan Miljanic, José Villalonga, Vicente del Bosque and Zidane, behind the nine won by Miguel Muñoz and the three each by Luis Molowny and Leo Beenhakker .

Among the record-breaking achievements Ancelotti leaves behind at Real Madrid are the departure of the manager who won the most Copa del Rey titles at the club, the most European Super Cups, and a tie with Zidane and Beenhakker as the manager with the most Spanish Super Cups.