Thursday 28 September 2017 14:13, UK
The Bayern Munich hierarchy are set to hold a meeting to discuss Carlo Ancelotti’s future on Thursday afternoon, according to Sky sources.
The Bavarians were beaten 3-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions league on Wednesday, which was preceded by a 2-2 draw at home against Wolfsburg last weekend.
Sky sources understand Ancelotti is unlikely to be sacked on Thursday.
The Italian has come under pressure in the early stages of the new campaign after a 2-0 defeat to Hoffenheim in September, which came before the Wolfsburg stalemate and PSG's emphatic win over the German champions in Paris.
Ancelotti was forced to defend his team selection after the midweek defeat having left Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Mats Hummels on the bench, while Jerome Boateng was not included in the squad.
"I don't think my team selection was risky," he said. "I thought a lot about what the best team to play was. I know I will get criticism, that's fine. I thought it was a good line-up for this game."
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge talked of "consequences" after the defeat to PSG.
"It's a loss we have to talk about, we have to analyse, from which we have to draw consequences in clear text form," Rummenigge told FCBayern.tv. "I think what we saw this evening was not Bayern Munich. I think we all agree on that.
"If I take a look to the right or left, then there is nothing to misunderstand or to interpret wrong. I think it's important to turn things around after this loss, to present as Bayern Munich and to show we are a team, [the one] which performed well in Europe and in Germany last year. That's where we have to continue."
Former Chelsea and AC Milan boss Ancelotti has been in charge at the Allianz Arena for nearly 15 months after taking over as Pep Guardiola's successor in July 2016.
Ancelotti led Bayern to their fifth consecutive Bundesliga title last season but his side were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the Champions League against his former club Real Madrid, while they were beaten 3-2 by Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal Cup.
