Two days after a 9-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Dinamo Zagreb fired coach Sergej Jakirović on Thursday. The Croatian champion said in a statement Jakirović’s assistant Sandro Perković will take over as the interim coach.

Matchday 1 of the Champions League has come to an end and what a matchday it was. Barcelona dropped points, Manchester City and Arsenal failed to win and there were some banner results already. Bayern Munich scored nine goals to move to number one in our power rankings but how did the other teams around UCL do?

Dinamo Zagreb have sacked head coach Sergej Jakirovic two days after the club lost 9-2 against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The defeat in Germany was the club’s heaviest ever loss, and the first time that one side had conceded nine goals in the history of the competition.

The record 9-2 hammering by Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League opener has led to Dinamo Zagreb parting ways with coach Sergej Jakirovic. A statement on Thursday said the decision was amicable.

If a team endures a terrible run of form, then sacking the coach is a viable option if that club wants to turn their fortunes around. In the case of Dinamo Zagreb coach Sergej Jakirović, that was his fate as he was given the sack by his club after a crushing 9-2 defeat to Bayern Munich on the first day of the Champions League: This is not the first time that Bayern handed out a defeat to another team which culminated in sacking their coach.