5 reasons why Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern Munich

Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern
Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern

3) Failure in the Champions League

Real Madrid Victory Parade After Winning UEFA Champions League Final
Ancelotti couldn't replicate the Champions League success of Milan and Madrid at Munich

The biggest criticism of Pep Guardiola's time at the record Bundesliga Champions was his failure to deliver a Champions League title in three years, having taken over the club when they were the Champions League holders.

It was expected that Carlo Ancelotti - a three-time winner of the biggest club competition in Europe, would bring a sixth European title to Bayern's trophy cabinet end the wait.

However, Bayern repeatedly faltered in the Champions League, especially against the better teams. Ancelotti as a coach only suffered nine defeats in his time at Bayern, but incredibly five of those nine came in European competition, which included both legs of the quarter-final tie against his former club Real Madrid. They also lost 1-0 away to Atletico Madrid in the group stages last season.

The 3-0 loss to PSG was the final nail in the coffin. The hopes of winning a European title takes a pummeling with such results and Bayern ultimately cut the rope.

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