Bundesliga - Toni and Ribery miss season start

Eurosport - Fri, 07 Aug 12:00:00 2009

Bayern Munich will be without French playmaker Franck Ribery and Italian striker Luca Toni when they take on Hoffenheim in their first game of the season, coach Louis van Gaal said.

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"Ribery worked well but three training sessions are too few to integrate him into the team," the Dutch coach said.

Apart from the Frenchman, who has only just recovered from a knee problem, striker Toni will be out with a long-standing heel injury that also led him to miss part of last season.

The Bavarians will also be without central defender Martin Demichelis, who tore a ligament in training and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks.

Reuters

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  1. no worrys barca fans ribery aint goin know where this­ season and that madrid r chattin @#$% sayin they will­ sign ribery next season is all @#$% ribery is the heart­ of bayern and bayern fans and ribery will show u guys­ loyalty

    From barca2k88, on Mon 10 Aug 1:34PM

  2. Tony is not a player good enough for Bayern. Ribery is­ definately a loss. It's Bayern's year

    From gheo_maximof, on Sat 8 Aug 11:51AM

  3. I REALLY HOPE Bayern will not be first AGAIN in 2010 as­ Bundesliga champions... Seriously is anybody else­ besides me tired of them?

    From ilovemeyer, on Sat 8 Aug 4:54AM

  4. Bayern have a squad young and strong enough to win the­ season opener

    From Abhinav, on Fri 7 Aug 3:07PM
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