Top 5 current managers who have not won the Champions League yet

#1 Diego Simeone

Real Madrid v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final — Simeone was undone by Real Madrid in two UEFA Champions League Finals

The charismatic Argentinean first appeared in the Champions League as a manager with Atletico Madrid in the 2013/14 season and managed to lit up the tournament. His team won 9 of the 12 games, drawing the other 3, as they reached the finals of the tournament, only to come up against local rivals Real Madrid.

They were seconds away from lifting the title, before finally succumbing to a 4-1 defeat in Extra Time. Simeone would take them to the finals again two years later, only to be undone by their local rivals for the second time, as Real Madrid lifted the title at Atletico'sexpense, this time on penalties.

In the 2016/17 season, Atletico Madrid reached the semi-finals, whereas last season, they were eliminated to the Europa League, but ended up winning that tournament.

Simeone has managed 55 games in the Champions League, winning 31 and losing just 11 and even though his team have been a regular in the tournament in recent times, the Argentinean has never lifted the trophy.

He will be hoping for all that to change again this season and having broken the duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the La Liga successfully since his arrival, Simeone deserves to get his hands on the Champions League soon.

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