Pep Guardiola calls Carlo Ancelotti the king of the Champions League

"In this competition Carlo Ancelotti is the king." says Guardiola before tonight's Champions League match

With 4 Champions League trophies, Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful coach in the tournament. He has won it twice with AC Milan and twice with Real Madrid and now eyes the 5th Champions League trophy. Pep Guardiola has won the CL twice with Barcelona but is still to win it with Man City, so there is a lot at stake for the two managers in tonight's semi-final.

Managers with most Champions League trophies: 
1.    Carlo Ancelotti (4)
2.    Zinedine Zidane (3)
3.    Sir Alex Ferguson (2)
4.    Pep Guardiola (2)
5.    Jose Mourinho (2) 

Pep Guardiola vs Carlo Ancelotti H2H record: 
-  Games played: 8
- Guardiola wins: 5
- Draws: 0
- Ancelotti wins: 3
- Goals scored Pep: 17 
- Goals Scored Ancelotti: 13

Guardiola has a slight advantage over Ancelotti in head-to-head matches, but Real Madrid won over two legs the last time they met in the Champions League, so there is revenge to be had for City when they step into the Bernabeu tonight.

In terms of which of the two coaches have had the most Champions League semi-finals, they are the two coaches with the most participations. Guardiola currently has one more than Ancelotti, so tonight's match is a huge clash between possibly the two best coaches in the world

Managers with most semi-final appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 
Pep Guardiola (10)
Carlo Ancelotti (9)
Jose Mourinho (8)
Sir Alex Ferguson (7)
Jupp Heynckes (6)