Ancelotti out to break Camp Nou curse as Madrid take on Barcelona
The Italian coach has never won as a manager at Barça's old stadium
Sunday's Clasico at Camp Nou presents another chance for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to break his bad run at Barcelona's 100,000-seater stadium.
The veteran Italian coach, who has won 17 trophies in management, including three Champions Leagues, has never left Camp Nou with a win despite spells with Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern.
Ancelotti has been to Barcelona with three of those teams: Milan, PSG and Real Madrid. And his balance his three defeats and two draws. No wins. Four goals for, seven against.
The first time he coached at Camp Nou was in 2004 as Milan boss. And that was his first defeat, 2-1 in the Champions League with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho. Andrei Shevchenko netted for the Serie A side.
The other two defeats were both during his time as Madrid coach. On Oct. 26, 2013, he lost 2-1 to Tata Martino's Barça, with Neymar and Alexis Sanchez scoring. Jese scored for Los Blancos.
On March 22, 2015, he lost bu the same score to Luis Enrique's Barça side. Cristiano Ronaldo cancelled out Jeremy Mathieu's goal but Luis Suarez scored the winner.
Both draws hurt as much as defeats because they meant elimination from the Champions League. The first was in the semifinal with Milan in 2006 and the second with PSG years later.
As a player, he only played once at Camp Nou, helping Milan to a 4-0 win over Steaua Bucarest in the European Cup final in 1989.
In total, his record against Barça is three wins, three draws and five losses, with 14 goals scored and 16 conceded. His best memory is the 2014 Copa del Rey final, a 2-1 win with Madrid.
