A secret meeting decides Ancelotti's future in Madrid

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez met with coach Carlo Ancelotti amid growing speculation about the Italian coach's future at the club. Despite the rumours surrounding Ancelotti's future, Real Madrid remains in the race for three trophies this season. The team is second in La Liga, three points behind Barcelona, ​​and will face Real Sociedad in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final after a 1-0 first-leg victory. The team has also reached the Champions League quarter-finals, where it will face Arsenal this month. Marca reported that the meeting between Pérez and Ancelotti took place at Valdebebas Stadium last Friday, where the two men had coffee together. The newspaper stated that the purpose of the meeting was to confirm the club president's support for the Italian coach, who faces many questions about his continued tenure despite the team's good results.