Schalke boss Di Matteo shocked Ancelotti under pressure at Real Madrid

Schalke coach Roberto di Matteo can't believe Carlo Ancelotti is under pressure at Real Madrid.

Schalke meet Real in the Champions League this week.

"Carlo is a very successful coach. I know him very well because he was [Arrigo] Sacchi’s assistant when I was playing for the Italian national side," said Di Matteo.

"He is a highly-experienced coach – always with very successful sides and he works well with squads who have very good players. You’d be hard pushed to find a coach who’s better than Ancelotti."

Di Matteo added: Real Madrid are not in crisis – a lot of things happen during the course of the season. They have enormous quality and there’s no way that I could say they are immersed in a crisis."