Franck Ribery is set to make his Bayern Munich
comeback against Borussia Monchengladbach after a
lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Pep Guardiola has included Franck Ribery in his squad for
Bayern Munich's Bundesliga match away against Borussia
Monchengladbach on Saturday.
The former France international last featured for Bayern in the
Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk back in March
and has since been out of action due to an ankle problem.
Ribery recently resumed training and Guardiola has deemed him
fit enough to add him to his squad for this weekend's encounter.
"The most important thing is that Franck is pain free," the
Bayern coach said at a news conference.
"Ribery laughed all the time on Thursday during training. That is
the greatest gift for me as a coach.
"Of course it will take some time until he is 100 per cent fit again
after seven months on the sidelines due to injury."
Bayern were initially expected not to rush the 32-year-old back
into action after his lengthy absence, but they fast-forwarded his
comeback after Douglas Costa and Arjen Robben were both
ruled out of Saturday's trip to Gladbach with muscular
problems.
Furthermore, the reigning Bundesliga champions will be without
David Alaba (ankle), Thiago Alcantara (knee), Juan Bernat
(groin) and Mario Gotze (adductor).
comeback against Borussia Monchengladbach after a
lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Pep Guardiola has included Franck Ribery in his squad for
Bayern Munich's Bundesliga match away against Borussia
Monchengladbach on Saturday.
The former France international last featured for Bayern in the
Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk back in March
and has since been out of action due to an ankle problem.
Ribery recently resumed training and Guardiola has deemed him
fit enough to add him to his squad for this weekend's encounter.
"The most important thing is that Franck is pain free," the
Bayern coach said at a news conference.
"Ribery laughed all the time on Thursday during training. That is
the greatest gift for me as a coach.
"Of course it will take some time until he is 100 per cent fit again
after seven months on the sidelines due to injury."
Bayern were initially expected not to rush the 32-year-old back
into action after his lengthy absence, but they fast-forwarded his
comeback after Douglas Costa and Arjen Robben were both
ruled out of Saturday's trip to Gladbach with muscular
problems.
Furthermore, the reigning Bundesliga champions will be without
David Alaba (ankle), Thiago Alcantara (knee), Juan Bernat
(groin) and Mario Gotze (adductor).
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