Carlo Ancelotti can equal Frank Rijkaard's winning run today

Carlo Ancelotti can today match the best winning streak in Spanish football. Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona won 18 games in a row between October 22, 2005 and January 26, 2006: 13 in the league, three in the Champions League and two in the Copa del Rey. Zaragoza stopped the run with a 4-1 victory in the cup at La Romareda. Eighteen straight wins in 93 days. Madrid today aspires to match that record.

Ancelotti has already surpassed the 15-match club winning runs of Miguel Muñoz and Jose Mourinho. The Italian, however, does not like hogging the spotlight. So when the team reached their 16th straight win, setting a new club record, he first and foremost poured the praise on his players. Team. It is the word repeated most by Carletto. Madrid can reach those 18 wins in 82 days. Compared to Barça, and Ancelotti’s former AC Milan team-mate Rijkaard, Madrid has won two more matches at home (ten) and has scored more goals already before this 18th win (an average of 3.76 goals per game compared to 3.1 of that Barça team). However, Barça conceded less goals (eight) than Madrid currently has (nine). Rijkaard’s side finished that season winning the Champions League.

If Madrid win today, they could beat the record on Tuesday at the Bernabéu when they host Ludogorets in the Champions League. After, on December 12, they visit Almería and then play the Club World Cup (two possible games). Carletto could finish the year with a run of 22 straight wins and four titles.

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