Franck Ribery Injury: Updates on Bayern Munich Star's Status and Return

Franck Ribery is currently ruled out of action with a muscle fibre tear. He missed Bayern Munich's Bundesliga return from the winter break, but is working toward full fitness and expects to play Saturday vs. Hamburg.

Continue for updates.

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Ribery Fully Fit vs. Hamburg

Friday, Feb. 13

Ribery is fully fit, according to Bayern's official Twitter feed.  

On Feb. 11, Goal.com transcribed Ribery discussing his expectations for this weekend on the club's YouTube channel.

On Feb. 6, Pep Guardiola confirmed Ribery and defender Rafinha were set to rejoin Bayern's training schedule. The manager's comments were revealed by the club's official Twitter account:

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Ribery Absent for Return of Bundesliga League Action

Thursday, Jan. 29

Bayern confirmed the Frenchman's absence prior to the defeat to Wolfsburg and draw with Schalke:

He has suffered a stop-start season so far, scoring five in 16 appearances across all competitions, per WhoScored.com. Ribery remains crucial to Bayern's charge for silverware.

Xherdan Shaqiri's sale perhaps adds extra pressure on Bayern now Ribery is injured, but Guardiola will be more than confident of the team returning to form with the firepower available in his squad.