Celtic’s Champions League opponents axe team boss

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Sergej Jakirovic’s side suffered humiliation in Munich on Tuesday [Getty Images]

Dinamo Zagreb, who host Celtic in the Champions League on 10 December, are seeking a new head coach after Sergej Jakirovic left the Croatian club by mutual agreement two days after their 9-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich.

It set the record for the most goals scored by a team in a Champions League match.

Bayern’s Harry Kane netted four times, becoming the highest-scoring English player in European Cup history, with Bruno Petkovic and Takuya Ogiwara’s goals a minor consolation in the visitors’ demolition at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.

Jakirovic, who previously coached Rijeka, was appointed head coach at Dinamo in February 2023, with the 47-year-old Bosnian leading Dinamo to their 25th league title and the Croatian Cup last season.

Club president Velimir Zajec said: “In such situations, the most important thing is to remain decent and to put Dinamo’s interests first.

“It’s now up to us to make a quality decision about the new coach during this difficult moment for Dinamo and to get back on the winning track.

“We had a pleasant cooperation and Jakirovic left an impression on me as a quality individual.”

Sandro Perkovic, a member of Jakirovic’s coaching staff, has been appointed caretaker manager of the side currently sitting third in their domestic league.

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