They made a sluggish start to life with the Italian in charge, but the former Bayern defender is now backing the Bundesliga club for European glory
Bixente Lizarazu is convinced Bayern Munich will produce their best form and compete for the Champions League after hitting their stride under Carlo Ancelotti.
Bayern struggled for consistency early in 2016-17, but turned on the style at Allianz Arena on Wednesday, thrashing Arsenal 5-1 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.
The Gunners were level at half-time thanks to Alexis Sanchez, who cancelled out Arjen Robben's trademark opener, but Arsene Wenger's men ultimately proved powerless to resist the rampant hosts, as Thiago Alcantara netted a brace and Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller both hit the back of the net.