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"Bayern has a broad squad. You've just been running for 70 minutes and then they bring in Ribéry, that could be deadly for any team." - Vincent Kompany, Hamburg defender.
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Bayern were 1-0 down against Hamburg, and Hitzfeld brought in Ribéry one minute after conceding.
Five minutes into the game, the mighty Ribéry assisted for the 1-1 equaliser.
But that's not all he did. Our game tempo, and everything changed when Ribéry came in.
Maybe his absence has not been noticed much in our recent positive results, but he's irreplacable. He's undoubtely very important for us. It's great to have him back. I've missed him.
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Franck Ribéry cut a high-spirited and cheerful figure at Monday training. The Frenchman, out for three weeks with a stretched hamstring, came through a 30-minute substitute appearance against Hamburg unscathed, a run-out which would do him the world of good, according to Oliver Kahn. “He’ll need two or three matches to get back into the swing of things,” the captain said. Ribéry is likely to take the next step towards recovering peak form against the Lions on Wednesday.
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