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Carlo Ancelotti insists his 2005 AC Milan team delivered the 'BEST' performance in a Champions League final out of all the sides he has managed despite losing... as he tells his Real Madrid players to be 'ready for everything' against Liverpool

Carlo Ancelotti has claimed his AC Milan side in 2005 played the best out of all the teams he has managed in a Champions League final, despite that being the only time he has finished as a runner-up in the competition.

The 62-year-old has won three of the four finals he has been in the dugout for - two with AC Milan and one during his first spell at Real Madrid.

However, he was on the wrong end of a dramatic comeback by Liverpool 17 years ago, and he believes that match highlights how luck can play a major role on the biggest stage, as he prepares to take charge of his fifth final, once more against the Reds, on Saturday.