On 20 December 2015, Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Ancelotti would replace Pep Guardiola as manager for the 2016–17 season, signing a three-year contract. His contract started on 1 July 2016. His first training session was on 11 July 2016 and his first match was a pre–season win against SV Lippstadt 08. His first match at Allianz Arena was a 1–0 pre–season win over his predecessor Guardiolas's Manchester City. Bayern participated in the International Champions Cup. In the first match, Bayern lost to Milan in a shootout. In the second match, Bayern defeated Inter Milan. In the final match, Bayern lost to Real Madrid. On 14 August 2016, Bayern defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the German Super Cup.&lt;ref name="Bayern München » Fixtures &amp; Results 2016/2017"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; This was his first trophy as Bayern's manager. On 26 August 2016, in his Bundesliga debut, Bayern defeated Werder Bremen 6–0. In addition to defeating Borussia Dortmund, Carl Zeiss Jena, and Werder Bremen, they defeated Schalke 04, Rostov, Ingolstadt 04, Hertha BSC, and Hamburger SV to win his first eight matches as head coach before losing to Atlético Madrid. They continued their winless streak against 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt before defeating PSV Eindhoven. After the win against Eindhoven, Bayern went on a three match winless streak. Bayern drew against 1899 Hoffenheim and lost against Borussia Dortmund and Rostov before defeating Bayer Leverkusen. On 29 April, Ancelotti led Bayern to their fifth consecutive Bundesliga title and their 27th overall following a 6–0 away win over Wolfsburg. However, Bayern were eliminated in the Champions League in a controversial quarter-final clash against Ancelotti's former team Real Madrid. They also lost 3–2 to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals.