Kalle backs Ancelotti
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the German giants are backing head coach Carlo Ancelotti despite their Champions League and German Cup exits in a little over a week.
April has been little short of a disaster for Bayern and Ancelotti, who is in his first season as head coach.
On Wednesday, Bayern lost their German Cup semifinal 3-2 at home to rivals Borussia Dortmund, just eight days after being dumped out of the Champions League's quarter-finals by Real Madrid.
The cup defeat leaves them winless in their last five games -- their worst streak without a win for 17 years.
Rummenigge has made it clear he and club president Uli Hoeness are backing Ancelotti -- for now.
"Carlo is a very good and experienced coach," Rummenigge told German daily Bild on Friday.
"His contract (until 2019) is well known and will not be discussed."
Bayern started April 13 points clear in the Bundesliga and in the running for the treble of Champions League, German league and cup titles.
Their league lead has now been cut to eight and Rummenigge says injury, plus unfavourable refereeing decisions, were behind the European and cup exits.
He means the shoulder injury which ruled star striker Robert Lewandowski out of the 2-1 first-leg defeat to Real and the red card shown to Arturo Vidal in the away defeat in Madrid, when Bayern lost 4-2 after extra-time.
"One shouldn't forget: two weeks ago we were right up there with a A1 mark next to our name!" said Rummenigge.
“Then things happened which one can't influence: injury, refereeing decisions, and sometimes the necessary luck is missing."
Bayern have the consolation of being able to sign off April with a fifth-straight Bundesliga title on Saturday.
They will be confirmed 2016/17 German league winners if they a win at Wolfsburg and second-placed RB Leipzig lose or draw at home to Ingolstadt.
However, ex-Bayern and Germany midfielder Mehmet Scholl predicts big changes at the Allianz Arena for next season.
"The bosses will now ask, do we have the right people at Bayern?," Scholl told broadcaster ARD.
"Do (Kingsley) Coman, (Douglas) Costa or (Renato) Sanches help?