bundesliga takes a closer look…

Bayern never lose during Oktoberfest, everyone knows that. Munich's annual beer-drinking bonanza will wrap up early ⚾️ next week, and — so far — the Bavarian city's biggest team have not tasted defeat in the Bundesliga during ⚾️ the 2024 edition.

But not even seven points from three games was enough to save Carlo Ancelotti from becoming the first ⚾️ Bayern coach to lose his job during the world-famous festivities.

The coup de grace to the Italian’s reign was delivered by ⚾️ one of his former clubs, Paris Saint-Germain, with their 3-0 win in the French capital Bayern's heaviest group-stage defeat in ⚾️ the UEFA Champions League. Still, you couldn't say Ancelotti’s departure has come as a surprise, nor is it just the ⚾️ result of 90 minutes to forget in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

Third in the Bundesliga table, three points off ⚾️ top spot after six games, would be considered a rampaging start to the season at most clubs. Bayern, of course, ⚾️ are not most clubs. In 2010/11, they were also three points off table-topping Borussia Dortmund after six matches, and Jürgen ⚾️ Klopp’s side went on to claim the title. Clearly, the Bayern bosses don’t want a repeat.