Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: At the Ballon d’Or ceremony in January Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone were runners-up as Joachim Low won the best coach award for guiding Germany to the World Cup. As the two men small-talked in Zurich, Simeone is understood to have asked Ancelotti how life was in Madrid and his answer demonstrated perfectly the dynamic between the two men. He said he was happy in the city and keen to stay, but that life would be a lot easier if Simeone were not on the other side of town managing Atletico Madrid. Having already lost the Spanish Super Cup to Simeone at the start of the season, and the first league meeting between the two teams, since the FIFA gala Ancelotti has been knocked out of the Copa del Rey by his nemesis and beaten 4-0 in the league.Real Madrid host Atletico in Champions League quarter-final second legFirst leg at Vicente Calderon finished 0-0 after physical encounterCarlo Ancelotti reportedly spoke to Diego Simeone about life in MadridItalian boss told him life would be a lot easier if Atletico weren't aroundReal must win at the Bernabeu to go through, and Ancelotti may not lastWinning nothing at Real Madrid results in an automatic dismissalGalacticos are currently two points adrift of La Liga leaders BarcelonaAncelotti has only won three times in 12 games against Simeone's Atletico 
 Question:Simeone (left) and Ancelotti (right) were runners-up behind Joachim Low at the _ in January.

Ballon d’Or