Paris St Germain sports director Leonardo has informed club manager Antoine Kombouare that he has been fired, a source close to the coach told AFP on Wednesday.
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"Antoine was informed he was being sacked today by Leonardo," the source said, adding that the manager's assistants were also being fired.
An official announcement was expected to be made later in the day.
Dutch flier Arjen Robben scored an injury-time winner to send Bayern Munich into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Tuesday, securing a 2-1 wint at second division side Bochum.
Bochum midfielder Giovanni Federico had given the hosts a shock lead on 26 minutes but Toni Kroos levelled seven minutes into the second period after linking well with Mario Gomez.
Jupp Heynckes's Bavarians had to scrap against an enthusiastic young Bochum side but Franck Ribery finally unlocked the door in setting up Robben's 91st-minute winner.
Nuremberg slid out to second tier Greuther Fuerth, going down 1-0 while league champions Borussia Dortmund, suffering an extensive injury crisis and eager for the winter break to start, were in action later at second dvision near neighbours Fortuna Duesseldorf.
Wednesday's standout match pits high-riding Borussia Moenchengladbach against holders Schalke, who are also going well in the league.
Veteran striker Raul has said he is eager to stay at Schalke 04 with his contract set to expire in 2012 and extension talks with the Royal Blues due to be held in the winter break.
The 34-year-old served a timely reminder of his finishing skills with a hat-trick in Schalke's 5-0 drubbing of Werder Bremen on Saturday before the German league began its traditional winter break.
Schalke's director of sport Horst Heldt has said the Royal Blues will sit down to discuss Raul's contract with the ex-Real Madrid star after Christmas, but the Spain veteran insists he wants to stay.
"I'm very happy here and would love to stay," said Raul with Schalke third in the Bundesliga behind leaders Bayern Munich and defending champions Dortmund.
"It was a big step from Real to Schalke, but it is a wonderful experience. I enjoy playing here."
Heldt revealed last weekend Schalke are interested in signing Germany striker Lukas Podolski from Cologne and talks with Raul are likely to be decided by how much money the Spaniard wants and how much Schalke can offer.
"I would like to extend the contracts of many players, even with Raul," said Heldt.
"I'd like to sign up Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, but that is a wish list. You have to weigh things up. I do not know what his demands will be, he will be thinking of his future.
"I think his family is more important to him than money, it's about a fundamental decision for himself and his family."
With 10 goals in 17 games this season, Raul is not the top scorer at Schalke with Dutchman Klaas-Jan Huntelaar having scored 15 goals in 16 games.
Hertha Berlin could name Michael Skibbe as the successor to sacked coach Markus Babbel as early as Thursday, according to reports in the German media on Monday.
Skibbe, 46, is currently in charge of Turkish side Eskisehirspor, having been sacked by Eintracht Frankfurt in March, but German daily Bild reported that he could sign a contract with Hertha until 2014.
Skibbe became the youngest coach in Bundesliga history when he took over Borussia Dortmund in 1998 at the age of 32.
He spent three years at Bayer Leverkusen between 2005 and 2008, and then spent several months at Turkish giants Galatasaray before joining Frankfurt two years ago.
Former Bayern Munich and Liverpool defender Babbel, 39, was sacked by Hertha on Sunday, despite having led the capital club to promotion from the second division in his first season in charge last term.
Hertha, 11th in the Bundesliga at the season's halfway stage, have not yet announced who will be in the dug-out for the visit of Kaiserslautern in the German Cup last 16 on Wednesday.
