Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Lucien Favre following Saturday’s 5-1 home defeat to newly promoted Stuttgart.
Defeat leaves BVB fifth in the Bundesliga, five points off the pace of leaders Bayern Munich, whose 24 points are matches by RB Leipzig.
By contrast, Dortmund have earned only four points in their last five matches, although they did make impressive progress in the Champions League, finishing first in Group F ahead of Lazio.