German football's European woes

Not a single point out of a possible 18. Bayern Munich took over all the headlines as Carlo Ancelotti was dismissed after his team suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat in Paris, but the misery for all six Bundesliga sides had already begun 24 hours earlier.

Borussia Dortmund succumbed to European champions Real Madrid, though Bosz's men were expected to put up a better fight at the Signal Iduna Park. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig were humbled away in Turkey as they lost 2-0 to Besiktas.

Three defeats in the Champions League which gave the teams battling in the Europa League the chance to reinstate a portion of the Bundesliga's continental authority.

However, it went from bad to worse as the three teams in Europe's second-tier competition were defeated by sides which, on paper, appeared to be weaker. Hoffenheim lost 2-1 away to Ludogorets, Cologne were beaten at home 1-0 by FK Crvena and Hertha Berlin went down 1-0 at Ostersunds of Sweden.