Carlo Ancelotti made history on Saturday as he became the only manager ever to win the first division in each of Europe's top five leagues.
It's a truly staggering achievement that has been the culmination of a magnificent journey across the top echelons of European football.
After officially retiring as a player in 1992, Ancelotti joined the Italian national team as Arrigo Sacchi's assistant manager.
Under Sacchi - one of the most tactically brilliant managers to ever grace the beautiful game - Ancelotti learnt from the very best.
By the time he left the Azzuri in 1995, Ancelotti was more than ready to establish his own legacy in the managerial world.
Over the following 27 years, Don Carlo has taken charge of a host of Europe's greatest institutions: Juventus (1999-2001), AC Milan (2001-2009), Chelsea (2009-2011), Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2013), Real Madrid (2013-2015 & 2021-present), Bayern Munich (2016-2017) and Napoli (2018-2019) amongst others.
It really is a stunning CV.
Now, it goes without saying that working at such clubs has given Ancelotti unrivalled access to some of the greatest players the world of football has ever borne to witness to.
And to celebrate him making history with Real Madrid over the weekend, we thought it would be fitting to revisit when the man himself named his greatest all-time XI of Ancelotti players.
Quick disclaimer: Ancelotti purposely omitted players from Everton, Napoli, Bayern and Real Madrid when making this list - so don't blow your top when you don't see Cristiano Ronaldo.
But never fear, we have also created our very own adapted version that includes all of the finest players to have come under Ancelotti's umbrella which you can find a little further down. Enjoy!
Ancelotti's XI
Gianluigi Buffon (Parma); Cafu (Milan), Thiago Silva (PSG), John Terry (Chelsea), Paolo Maldini (Milan); Zinedine Zidane (Juventus), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Kaka (Milan); Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Andriy Shevchenko (Milan).Â
Talk about a star-studded line up.
Chelsea fans will be over the moon to see two of their most iconic gladiators making the grade in Lampard and Terry.
We also have plenty of AC Milan representation - more than fair enough considering the quality of the Rossoneri between 2001-2007.
Carlo can even call up on the likes of Zidane and Buffon...
Who hasn't this guy managed? Apart from the obvious in Lionel Messi.
Soccer Football - Real Madrid fans celebrate winning LaLiga - Madrid, Spain - April 30, 2022 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti celebrates after winning LaLiga on top of the bus at Cibeles fountain in Madrid REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Our alternative version
Gianluigi Buffon (Parma); Phillip Lahm (Bayern), Sergio Ramos (Madrid), John Terry (Chelsea), Paolo Maldini (Milan); Kaka (Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Milan), Zinedine Zidane (Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid); Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
Four changes from ourselves then, as Cafu makes way at right-back for Lahm. It was a tough decision, but Pep Guardiola famously hailed Lahm the 'most intelligent footballer he had ever worked with' and that was enough to sway us.
Silva also drops out of the team for Ramos. The Spaniard was a certainty to make the cut so it was simply a matter of choosing which centre-back to drop, as Terry narrowly edges Silva.
Lampard makes way in the middle of the park, as we shift Zidane into a more central role and grant Ronaldo a spot on the left of midfield.
And finally, former Ballon d'Or winner Shevchenko is a casualty to the Polish hitman Lewandowski.
They might not be the most finely balanced teams' in the world with a clear bias to attacking talent and a couple of players out of position, but that's what these combined XI's are all about.
Tell you what, it would make a half decent FIFA team, though...