Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told a Spanish court on Wednesday he had believed his tax affairs were legal as he testified in a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay €1 million ($1.08m) in tax on image rights revenue.

Ancelotti is expected to appear in court on Wednesday for the first day of a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay €1m in tax on revenue.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti will appear in court on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after Los Blancos' Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Sociedad. The Italian will stand trial for defrauding Spain's tax office of more than $1 million in undeclared earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015.

Carlo Ancelotti has denied he committed tax fraud by not declaring image rights payments during his first spell at Real Madrid as coach becomes latest big name in football to face charge

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti attended the opening of his trial on tax evasion charges in Spain on Wednesday.The highly successful Italian manager spent two and-a-half hours inside the Madrid-based courthouse before telling reporters “all is well” upon leaving in a car.

Spanish prosecutors accuse the successful Italian coach of defrauding the state of €1 million in 2014 and 2015. He maintains his innocence. #EuropeNews

Copa del Rey final with a 5-4 aggregate victory over Real Sociedad. It means that they have the chance to win the competition for the second