CARLO ANCELOTTI has reached a staggering 1,000 matches in management.
And in some style.
Bayern Munich demolished Hamburg 8-0 with Robert Lewandowski netting a hat-trick to take one more step towards the Bundesliga title.
The Italian has won a record three Champions League titles as manager, and has bossed some of the greatest players of all-time.
He has managed Reggina, Parma, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and now Bayern.
Here, we pick out his high, lows and from this 1,000 matches in charge.
Highs
Champions League victories: 2003, 2007, 2014
Ancelotti has won the competition three times — twice with Milan and once with Real Madrid.
In 2003, the Rossoneri were far from favourites, but went all the way after overcoming derby rivals, Inter, in the semi-finals and the beating Juventus on penalties at Old Trafford.
Four years later, they had become the most-feared team in Europe and won a seventh crown by beating Liverpool.
Ancelotti left in 2009, and five years on lifted the old trophy for a third time with Real Madrid, with a dramatic extra-time victory over Atletico.
AC Milan 1 Roma 0: 2003-04 Serie A
It took Andriy Shevchenko just one minute to score the decisive goal.
Milan and Roma were the two sides in contention for the Scudetto, and Ancelotti was up against Fabio Capello who, unlike himself, had done it before.
Three points for the Rossoneri would have confirmed a first Serie A title for five years.
They held on and eventually won the championship by 11 points.
Milan 3 Manchester United 0: 2007 Champions League semi-final second-leg
Despite winning Europe’s biggest competition on multiple occasions, this is generally considered the greatest performance by any of his sides.
United took a 3-2 lead to the San Siro after Wayne Rooney’s stoppage time winner.
But Kaka put Milan ahead on away goals after just 11 minutes, before Clarence Seedorf made it two on the half hour.
Alberto Gilardino raced through to put the seal on the game and cap off a magnificent team performance.
Chelsea 1 Portsmouth 0: 2010 FA Cup final
For all of Jose Mourinho’s achievements at Chelsea, he had never completed a league and cup double.
Ancelotti achieved the feat in his first season.
Furthermore, the result ensured the Italian was among the greats as he proved he could do great things outside of his homeland.
Didier Drogba — who had netted 29 league goals that season to help land the title — hit a free-kick to beat Portsmouth 1-0.
Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2: 2014 Copa del Rey final
Ancelotti’s first trophy in Spain ensured had now won major honours in FOUR European countries.
Angel Di Maria opened the scoring after just 11 minutes — only for Marc Bartra to equalise in the second half.
With the game heading towards extra-time, Gareth Bale displayed incredible pace to score a sensational winner with five minutes remaining.
The win was achieved without Cristiano Ronaldo, who sat the match out through injury.
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Lows
Juventus 1 Parma 1: 1996-97 Serie A
Parma had never won Serie A, and Ancelotti and Co. had the chance to make history when they travelled to leaders, Juventus, with just two matches remaining.
A team packed with talent such as Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram, Fabio Cannavaro, Dino Baggio, Enrico Chiesa and Hernan Crespo looked primed to stay in contention right to the end.
And they look a 29th-minute lead through a Zinedine Zidane own goal, only for Nicola Amoruso to equalise from a controversial penalty.
The result meant Juventus needed just a point to seal the title — which they duly did.
Perugia 1 Juventus 0: 1999-00 Serie A
Now at Juventus, Ancelotti looked certain to end his title hoodoo.
Leading on the final day of the season, their match with Perugia was delayed at half-time and looked set to be called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Lazio had beaten Reggina 3-0 to move a point clear.
Uncertain, captain Antonio Conte tried to get the match postponed but to no avail — and the Bianconeri blew the title on the final day of the season.
Deportivo 4 AC Milan 0: 2004 Champions League quarter-final second leg
Ancelotti looked on the brink of leading the holders to another semi-final after a crushing 4-1 victory at the San Siro.
But by half-time were amazingly behind on away goals.
Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valeron and Albert Luque has put Deportivo in complete control.
Fran added a late second to make it the first to consecutive seasons the Rossoneri would suffer a Champions League collapse.
Milan 3 Liverpool 3 (2-3 pens): 2005 Champions League final
The Deportivo reverse was bad, but 13 months on, Milan suffered the most incredible collapse.
They were red-hot favourites and took the lead after just a minute through Paolo Maldini before Hernan Crespo added another two in the first half.
However, Liverpool were level by the 59th minute through goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso.
The game went to penalties and the ever-reliable Shevchenko fluffed his lines to hand the men from Anfield a fifth title.
Atletico Madrid 4 Real Madrid 0: 2014-15 La Liga
Leaders, Real Madrid, were given a humbling in the derby during Ancelotti’s second season.
First-half goals from Tiago and Saul Niguez put the hosts in control, before Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandzukic sealed the emphatic victory.
It was Real Madrid’s heaviest-defeat since they lost 5-0 to Barcelona five years earlier.
Ancelotti called it his “worst day in management.”
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