Antonio Conte’s DREADFUL Champions League record
Karan Tejwani
- 1 Nov 2022 06:30 CDT
- 4 min read
Tottenham could possibly exit the Champions League in the group stages today if they fail to win against Marseille and other results don’t go their way.
Tottenham have been inconsistent in Europe this season, and last week’s late heartbreak where they had a winner ruled out by VAR didn’t help their case.
They are currently top of the group, a point above Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting, and two above Marseille, and could drop down to the Europa League if they don’t get desired results.
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If they do drop down, it’ll be another blot on Antonio Conte’s dreadful Champions League record, where he has struggled despite being in charge of some of Europe’s top teams.
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Conte has an awful Champions League record
Conte has never gone further than the quarter-finals of the Champions League, something he did with Juventus almost a decade ago.
In three of his last five Champions League campaigns with Chelsea and Inter, he was knocked out in the group stage phase, and never went the knockout rounds with the Italian side.
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Simone Inzaghi, his successor at Inter, went to the Champions League knockout rounds in both of his seasons, including the current one, immediately after replacing him with the Italian team.
Conte’s only Champions League knockout round win came over Celtic, back in 2013, when he was still managing at Juventus and he hasn’t been able to manage one since.
Even his home record is rather poor, he has just three wins from his last 12 matches in the Champions League, ranging from his time at Chelsea to Inter and currently Tottenham.
To put it into numbers, Conte has won just 34 percent of the Champions League matches he has managed over the course of his career, ranging with four clubs.
🗣️ “I’d like to see this type of decision with a top team in an important game, I’d like to see if the VAR is so brave.”
Antonio Conte is absolutely fuming with Tottenham’s disallowed goal against Sporting in the final seconds of their UEFA Champions League tie. 😡 pic.twitter.com/UoniDYrBxB— Football Daily (@footballdaily) October 26, 2022
One would imagine that given the investment and rather modest draw compared to English rivals, he and Tottenham would do better in Europe, but that has not proven to be the case.
It’s often said that Conte’s high-intensity style makes it hard to manage two competitions at one time, and over the course of his career as a manager, that has proven true.
