Bayern sack Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked as coach of Bayern Munich in the wake of their Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, the German club announced Thursday.

“Following an internal analysis in Munich on Thursday ... the club is to part company with head coach Carlo Ancelotti with immediate effect,” Bayern said in a statement on their website.

Former player Willy Sagnol, who had been serving as an assistant to Ancelotti, has been named interim coach.