Bayern Munich has sacked its manager, Carlo Ancelotti.
The sacking followed Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League defeat by Paris St-Germain.
The Italian replaced Pep Guardiola at the start of last season.
Ancelotti, 58, helped Bayern win the Bundesliga in his first season, but the club only reached the last eight of the Champions League and the German Cup semi-finals, the BBC reports.
Ancelotti’s assistant, Willy Sagnol, will take temporary charge at the club.
Bayern, champions in each of the past five seasons, lies third in the German Bundesliga table, three points behind Borussia Dortmund, with four wins, one draw and one defeat from the first six matches.
The club’s next game is against Hertha Berlin on Sunday.
“The performance of our team since the start of the season did not meet the expectations we put to them,” said Bayern’s chief executive, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
“I would like to thank Carlo for his cooperation. Carlo is my friend and will remain my friend. But we had to make a professional decision. The game in Paris clearly showed that we had to draw consequences.”
Former Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and AC Milan boss Ancelotti has previously won the Champions League with Milan in 2003 and 2007, and with Madrid in 2014.
That return makes him the joint most successful manager in European Cup history, along with former Liverpool boss, Bob Paisley, who also won three titles, in 1977, 1978 and 1981.
Ancelotti also led Milan to the Champions League final in 2005, but the Italian side lost on penalties to Liverpool, despite having led 3-0 at half-time.
