Ribery adds to Bayern Munich’s woes

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery faces a race to be fit for to-morrow’s crunch Bundesliga clash with second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after joining Bastian Schweinsteiger on the club’s injury list. The 28-year-old, who had complained of pain in his upper...

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery faces a race to be fit for to-morrow’s crunch Bundesliga clash with second-placed Bayer Leverkusen after joining Bastian Schweinsteiger on the club’s injury list.

The 28-year-old, who had complained of pain in his upper leg in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nuremberg, limped out of training with a thigh injury yesterday.

Bayern are fourth in the Bundesliga table and need to beat Leverkusen to stay on course for a top-two finish in the German league which would give them an automatic place in next season’s Champions League.

Bayern’s Germany star Schweinsteiger is also in a race to be fit for tomorrow’s game at Munich’s Allianz Arena having damaged ankle ligaments in midweek, while Dutch star Arjen Robben is suspended.

“It may turn out that Ribery and Schweinsteiger don’t play,” ad-mitted Bayern’s caretaker coach Andries Jonker yesterday.

Fixtures

Played Yesterday
Mainz vs B. M’gladbach 1-0

Today – 15.30
Cologne vs Stuttgart
Hamburg vs Hannover
Kaiserslautern vs Nuremberg
Hoffenheim vs E. Frankfurt
Wolfsburg vs St Pauli
W. Bremen vs Schalke 04 - 18.30

Tomorrow
B. Dortmund vs Freiburg - 17.30
B. Munich vs B. Leverkusen - 15.30

Leading standings: B. Dortmund 66; B. Leverkusen 61; Hannover 53; B. Munich 52; Mainz 48.

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