Ancelotti and Blanc both could be canned

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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's inability to get his team functioning properly is likely to cost the Italian his job with the European champions this summer, says Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem Balague...

When Real Madrid have everyone available, like Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos, physically on top of their games and on form, then they can beat anyone. Even if one of their three forward players is missing, and they have to play 4-4-2, which is what they did for most of their 22-game winning run. In fact, that is even better as it gives the team balance.

But it is quite clear that now they are not at their best physically and they have a problem in midfield in that they do not know what to do with the ball. And that is down to manager Ancelotti allowing the team to play with that physical power and pace, but not preparing them collectively to find different ways of attacking.

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The sense in France is that PSG will seek to replace Blanc in the summer unless he can deliver progress in the Champions League. After consecutive quarter-finals, defeat against Chelsea at the last 16 phase would represent a huge disappointment in the context of the massive squad investment of recent years. With their respective European pedigree at clubs outside the absolute established elite on the continent, Diego Simeone, Jurgen Klopp and Rafael Benitez would be prominent contenders for any summer vacancy at the Parc des Princes.

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