Spanish media: The Super Cup defeat became the fuse for Real Madrid to change coach, and after being eliminated from the Champions League, Real Madrid replaced An Shuai

reported on May 25 that at the Bernabeu Stadium, tens of thousands of fans stood up and applauded and paid tribute to Carlo Ancelotti. The coach with the most championships in Real Madrid's history is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the club's history. The giant tifo on the stands and the endless applause confirmed that the Italian coach won the highest respect of Real Madrid fans. Although Ancelotti's Real Madrid coaching career has come to an end, the club officially stated that the two sides may still cooperate in the future.

The Spanish Super Cup final in January 2025 became a key turning point. In the match against Real Madrid in Barcelona, ​​the team not only suffered score humiliation, but also exposed the overall collapse of the tactical system, which made the management seriously question Ancelotti's coaching ability for the first time.

This is the second time the season has been crushed by a mortal enemy, and the coaching staff showed that the on-the-spot adjustment was weak, so they directly contacted and issued a motion to change the coach. The schedule was just halfway through, and Real Madrid immediately faced Celta's Cup of REE after losing, and was even regarded as Ancelotti's "ultimate judgment". In the end, with the goal of Enderick and Valverde's savior, Real Madrid won and temporarily stopped the bleeding, but the Italian rarely admitted after the game: "We lost control of the game" and disclosed that he had used tactical video classes to directly point out the players' running errors.

The real turning point happened in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In the 1-5 defeat in two rounds in Arsenal, the players' negative body language and the dissatisfaction leaked from the locker room made the management believe that "the project needs to be restarted." On the eve of the King's Cup final, Florentino personally informed Ancelotti of his decision to leave office, which directly led to the Brazilian Football Association's official announcement of his appointment 24 hours later. It is worth noting that the Real Madrid president emphasized at the farewell ceremony: "What he left is not only the trophy, but also the perfect interpretation of Real Madrid's spirit. The minutes of the Friday high-level meeting of the Waldebebas base showed that Xavi Alonso had been locked as the number one target as early as March. Although some directors proposed to win Jurgen Klopp, the former Real Madrid midfielder won overwhelming support with the 4-3-3 high-pressure system built in Leverkusen. Alonso himself revealed his divorce to the pharmaceutical factory in late March and finally completed the signing of the contract in the first week of May. The young coach will lead the team to the reorganized Club World Cup, while Ancelotti starts a new chapter in his career coaching Brazil to strive for the World Cup.