Martin Demichelis is back in the Bayern Munich squad after apologising to coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.

Hitzfeld, who conceded the Argentine defender was sorely missed in Saturday's shock 2-0 defeat at lowly Energie Cottbus, said Demichelis had been granted a reprieve and would be ready to play in Bayern's German Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

"He apologised," Hitzfeld said. "That's the end of the story. He'll be in the squad on Wednesday."

However, Demichelis, suspended after refusing Hitzfeld's request to play in midfield instead of defence, said: "It's more like I would expect him to apologise."

The 27-year-old said he plays in defence for Argentina and does not want to play defensive midfield - even though that was his position for the first few years after joining Bayern from River Plate in 2003.

"I thought I would tell him after training what my thoughts were," Demichelis said. "It should be possible for a player to talk to his coach like that. But then I found out I'd been suspended. That made me sad.

"I don't feel like I did anything wrong. I didn't want to cause chaos. The coach is right when he says players can't pick and choose where they play. But I have my opinion and hope he respects it. I'm a defender."

Hitzfeld had suspended Demichelis indefinitely after he refused his request to fill in for suspended defensive midfielder Mark van Bommel.

He said Demichelis had been a stabilising factor in central defence for Bayern this season and his absence might have contributed to the stunning loss at Cottbus - only their second Bundesliga defeat in 24 matches this season.

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