Ancelotti must win the treble to complete his final Real Madrid challenge

King of Europe and La Liga, but no Real Madrid coach has ever won the treble.

When Carlo Ancelotti leavesReal Madrid for good, his name has a place in the pantheon of great glories of theReal Madrid dugout. He has made Los Blancos champions of everything available to win but there is one thing he has to do… win it all at the same time.

No Real Madrid coach has ever accomplished the treble and if the great Italian does so, then he seals his name as the greatest ever Real Madrid coach and one of the finest of all time. To do so, he must winLaLiga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey.

In his first season, Ancelotti delivered the Champions League against Atletico Madrid, after 12 years of absence, and the Copa del Rey thanks Gareth Bale's iconic goal. However, the league, was won by Atletico.

Disappointingly, the title was within his grasp almost until the end, but he dropped it with three consecutive winless games with four to go. Draws against Valencia and Valladolid and the definitive defeat in Celta Vigo saw them finish third, three points off the title to their intercity rivals.

In 2022 came the Champions League, once again, against Liverpool thanks to Vinicius Jr.'s goal, and the was league won with great dominance, but the Copa del Rey disappeared in the round of 16, in a bit of an upset to Athletic Bilbao via Berenguer's goal with a minute to go.

The cycle of three Champions League titles in a row withZidane barely flirted with the treble, despite possessingCristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos when he tried to do so.

Why? Well,Celta Vigo and Leganes knocked his Real Madrid out of the domestic cups in the quarterfinals and in his first season the team was