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Real Madrid: The impossible job?

Updated 1159 GMT (1959 HKT) May 26, 2015

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Carlo Ancelotti guided Real Madrid to its 10th European title last season -- the fabled "La Decima" -- yet it wasn't enough for the Italian to keep his job.
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Carlo Ancelotti guided Real Madrid to its 10th European title last season -- the fabled "La Decima" -- yet it wasn't enough for the Italian to keep his job.
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Ancelotti's contract at the Spanish club was due to expire in 2016 but the former Chelsea boss did not get the chance to see the deal out.
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Ancelotti's contract at the Spanish club was due to expire in 2016 but the former Chelsea boss did not get the chance to see the deal out.
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Ancelotti and Real recorded a much-needed win over local rival Atletico Madrid as Javier Hernandez scored the winner to send the club through to the Champions League semifinals.
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Ancelotti and Real recorded a much-needed win over local rival Atletico Madrid as Javier Hernandez scored the winner to send the club through to the Champions League semifinals.
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It was the first time Real had beaten Atletico this season after eight attempts -- a record that helped to pile the pressure on Ancelotti.
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It was the first time Real had beaten Atletico this season after eight attempts -- a record that helped to pile the pressure on Ancelotti.
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Real Madrid has a history of dismissing its coaches, but former president Ramon Calderon told CNN he thought Ancelotti would see out his contract.
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Real Madrid has a history of dismissing its coaches, but former president Ramon Calderon told CNN he thought Ancelotti would see out his contract.
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Real Madrid has a host a star players and is the reigning champion of European football. But did its former coach Carlo Ancelotti have an impossible job?