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ayern Munich have sacked coach
Carlo Ancelotti in the wake of their
Champions League defeat at the hands
of Paris Saint- Germain, the club
announced on Thursday .
“ FC Bayern Munich have parted
company with head coach Carlo
Ancelotti as a result of internal
discussions following the 3 - 0 defeat in
the Champions League group stage
match at Paris Saint- Germain,” Bayern
said in a statement on their website.
Former player Willy Sagnol, the ex -
France international who had been
serving as an assistant to Ancelotti ,
has been named interim coach . The
40 - year- old has previously coached
Bordeaux in his homeland .
But Bayern have also parted company
with four Italian members of
Ancelotti ’s backroom staff, including
his son Davide .
Pressure had already been building on
Ancelotti , 58 , with Bayern enduring an
inconsistent start to the season before
losing 3 - 0 to PSG in the French capital
on Wednesday .
After that game the Italian was
questioned by German media about his
tactics and team selection, following
his decision to leave Franck Ribery,
Arjen Robben and Mats Hummels on
the bench at kick - off .
“ The performance of our team since
the start of the season did not meet the
expectations we put to them ,” said
Bayern chairman Karl - Heinz
Rummenigge.
“ The game in Paris clearly showed that
we had to draw consequences .
(Sporting director) Hasan Salihamidzic
and I had an open and serious
discussion with Carlo today and
informed him of our decision.
“ Carlo is my friend and will remain
so , but we had to make a professional
decision in the interests of FC Bayern .
I now expect the team to have a
positive development and top
performance, so we can reach our
goals for this season .”
The defeat in Paris was Bayern ’s
heaviest since losing 3 - 0 away to
Barcelona in the Champions League
semi- final first leg in May 2015 .
It was also their heaviest loss in a
group game in the competition since a
3 - 0 reverse in Lyon in March 2001 .
Bayern are currently third in the
Bundesliga table after six games , three
points behind leaders Borussia
Dortmund, before visiting Hertha
Berlin on Sunday .
They have not been so far off the pace
at the top of the Bundesliga so early in
a season since 2010 / 11 , when
Dortmund went on to win the title and
Bayern finished third .
Ancelotti led Bayern to a fifth
consecutive Bundesliga title last season
in his first campaign in charge after
succeeding Pep Guardiola at the
Allianz Arena .
However , the Bavarians lost to Real
Madrid in the quarter - finals of the
Champions League and to Dortmund
in the semi- finals of the German Cup .
Ancelotti has also coached Parma,
Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea , PSG and
Real Madrid, winning the Champions
League three times in his career.
Among the potential replacements
being mentioned is Thomas Tuchel,
currently a free agent after leaving
Dortmund at the end of last season .
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