Carlo Ancelotti

Napoli were unable to repeat their come-from-behind exploits against Lazio and AC Milan in their first two games this season as they crashed to defeat in Genoa, handing Juventus an early boost to their title defence.

The Blues have yet to drop a point under new manager Maurizio Sarri, but their opponents are also in good form after making an unbeaten start to the campaign and have a good recent record at this ground

In one of the delightful twists that football has a habit of providing, AC Milan Football Club will be Napoli’s first opponents of the season at the San Paolo as last season’s runners-up aim to build on their opening 2-1 win at Lazio.

The 59-year-old replaces fellow Italian Antonio Conte, who departed Stamford Bridge on Friday after two years at the club

The Partenopei, who finished second in Serie A this season with a record points tally, decided to stop talks with Sarri over a new contract.

Danilo broke the deadlock with his third league goal of the season before Leonardo Ulloa headed home an equaliser for Chris Hughton’s men in the 20th minute

Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to secure the Italian coach's services for next season, but according to Calciomercato, he has his sights set on the Gunners.

Ancelotti, sacked by Bayern Munich in September, said he was honoured that Italians see him as the man to replace Gian Piero Ventura.

The 72-year-old Heynckes led Bayern to the domestic league and Cup double and the Champions League title in 2013, but then had to make way for Spaniard Pep Guardiola

Ancelotti has won 42 of his 60 games in charge of Bayern since arriving at the Allianz Arena in July 2016 but by their own high standards, the German giants have made a poor start to the season

Chelsea started brightly in the second game of their tour of Asia but they fell behind after just six minutes

The Foxes have been revitalised since the appointment of Craig Shakespeare, who could equal the Premier League record for consecutive wins from the start of his managerial career in the competition

Forty-four-year-old Guardiola has been in charge at the Allianz Arena since 2013, during which time he has guided the Bavarians to five trophies

Inzaghi's position has been under threat for a number of months, but according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he has now been released by the club with a year left on his contract

The 55-year-old replaces Carlo Ancelotti, who was sacked by the Spanish giants last week after two seasons at the helm

The Germans will still be haunted by their meeting with Madrid at the same stage of last year's tournament as the Spaniards earned an emphatic 6-1 victory in Gelsenkirchen, before beating Schalke 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu

Ancelotti said that in his place a fellow midfielder, Sami Khedira, will play for the first time since he recovered from knee surgery

He also possesses the emotional intelligence and, importantly, humour necessary to connect with today's super-rich young footballers

It'd take a calamitous collapse in Germany for Carlo Ancelotti's side to be eliminated now