'Ancelotti needs a miracle', Brazil wants him in April

"Ancelotti needs a miracle," is the headline of Spanish newspaper AS after Real Madrid's elimination from the Champions League, where "Los Blancos" were defeated twice by Arsenal: first with a 3-0 at the "Emirates", then with a 1-2 at the "Santiago Bernabéu".

A failure that ends the reigning champions' journey in the most important European competition and puts Carlo Ancelotti's future on the Real Madrid bench under great pressure.

The Italian's contract ends in the summer of 2026, but his future already seems written - especially if Real fail to overturn Barcelona's 4-point advantage in La Liga and win the Copa del Rey final against their Catalan rivals on April 26.

Without these two successes, the path to dismissal seems almost inevitable.

However, a sensational scenario has been circulated by Sky Sports in England: according to them, Ancelotti could leave immediately after the Copa del Rey final.

On the horizon is the Brazilian national team, which would be ready to sign him before the end of the season in Spain.

A development that would complicate the plans of president Florentino Perez, who, according to Spanish media, had planned Ancelotti's departure at the end of the season.

AS wrote this morning: "The future of Ancelotti, 'fired' by the fans after the disaster in the first match, is in doubt after the elimination from the Champions League."

"Everything will depend on what happens against Barcelona in the Cup and in the league." Marca, for its part, highlights that Carletto "has been criticized for his lack of play and is in a delicate situation for the future."

This same newspaper adds an important question: "If Ancelotti leaves, when will he do it? Because there is the Club World Cup on July 13 and the championship starts only a month later."

As for the potential successor to the Real Madrid bench, the most talked about name is that of Xabi Alonso – former Real Madrid midfielder from 2009 to 2014 and the coach who led Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title last season.

However, the return of Zinedine Zidane for a third time, or an attempt to convince Jurgen Klopp, who recently left Liverpool, is not ruled out.

In Madrid, miracles are few and far between. And for Carletto, time may be running out.

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