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

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery remains sidelined with an ankle injury, having lost his fight to be part of the squad for the Champions League semi-final first leg tie with Barcelona.

Continue for updates.

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Ribery Misses Barca 1st Leg

Tuesday, May 5

Ribery's slim hopes of making a dramatic return at the Camp Nou on Wednesday were ended when Bayern's squad was confirmed:

Club president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had previously suggested Ribery should make the squad "at least" for the trip to Catalonia.

"We hope that we can at least include him in the squad," he said, per Robert Wulff of Sport. "That is our hope."

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Ribery Comments on Injury 

Friday, April 3

Ribery previously talked to Goal.com about his injury:

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At the start of the week it was bad and I could not do anything. Only on Wednesday was I able to ride a bike again. This injury came at a terrible time, I was just getting in form. Now I have had to stop for three weeks.

The problem was I started to train again after the Shakhtar match too soon; that was a mistake. There are many important matches coming and I hope I can help the team. 

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Ribery A Big Loss, Says Lahm

Thursday, April 2

Bayern skipper Philipp Lahm spoke of Ribery's spell on the sideline before the 1-0 league win over Borussia Dortmund, per Bundesliga.com:

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It's bad news. He's really important for us. We mustn't complain, we need to look forward. We've got a big squad and have to compensate for losses like this.

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Ribery Injures Ankle

Thursday, March 12

Bayern confirmed Ribery's initial lay-off in March:

After the Werder Bremen match, Karolos Grohmann of Reuters passed along comments from the French international, who didn't sound overly concerned.

"It does not seem to be too bad," Ribery said. "It is something with the ankle, and I hope I can be ready to play on the weekend."

In the end, Ribery's setback has proven far more serious than he anticipated, but he finally appears on the cusp of a comeback.

Ribery has five goals and seven assists in 15 Bundesliga appearances this term.