Carlo Ancelotti to surpass Pep Guardiola in Real Madrid vs Barcelona clash | OneFootball

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will continue to etch his name ever further into the history books of La Liga giants Real Madrid on Sunday evening.

As much, of course, comes as Real prepare to return to action in short order.

Los Blancos are set to welcome arch rivals Barcelona to the Santiago Bernabéu in mere hours’ time, for a top-of-the-table showdown in Spain’s top-flight.

Emerge triumphant, and the hosts will be all but assured of their latest La Liga crown.

Slip to defeat, however, and Real will be facing up to an uncomfortable few weeks, in fighting off the advances of Barcelona atop the table.

And, in efforts to assure that the latter does not prove the case on Sunday, the capital giants’ headmaster will secure for himself another noteworthy piece of history.

As revealed by statisticians Opta, Carlo Ancelotti will oversee his 16th official Clásico in all competitions this evening.

This will see the Italian break his tie with Barcelona icon Pep Guardiola in 4th on the all-time list of most Clásico outings managed.

Not only that, but he will move to within just one fixture of José Mourinho:

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