Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has broken his silence after prosecutors demanded that he be put behind bars for four years and nine months.
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On Wednesday, it was reported in Spain that prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for the Italian tactician for allegedly failing to pay €1 million (R20 million) in taxes during his first spell in charge of Los Blancos.
The news broke ahead of the second leg of Real's round of 16 match against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, a match that ended 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, and in which Ancelotti's men unperformed.
Speaking after Real's progression to the quarter-final, Ancelotti protested his innocence.
"This is an old story that started eight years ago where the prosecution thinks I was a resident [of Spain] and I wasn't," he told Movistar.
"I have already paid the fine, the money is already in the prosecutor's office, [and] only the lawyers are talking to find a solution.
"I'm convinced that I'm innocent, that I wasn't a resident in 2015, and let's see what the judge decides."
On the game, Ancelotti was unhappy with his team's "bad" display and admitted their showing on home soil was a "concern".
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Real advanced to the last eight with a 2-1 aggregate victory over the German side.
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