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Arjen Robben is absent on Wednesday during the Bayern Munich home game against AEK Athens in the Champions League group stage. The 34-year-old aggressor is suffering from a knee blockage
"Robben will not survive Wednesday, but he will not be absent for long," said coach Niko Kovac at his Animated press conference at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
The Croatian hopes to have access again to Saturday's routine at the top of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Robben participated last Saturday in the disappointing home match against Freiburg (1-1) He then had to give way to Franck Ribery after an hour
It is still unclear whether James Rodríguez can take action against the Athens AEK. The midfielder also suffers from an injury and Kovac makes a decision on his employability only at the very last moment.
"We need a race in which we win a lot"
Bayern has had a difficult season so far. In the league, the & # 39; Rekordmeister & # 39; Four points behind leaders Dortmund and the Champions League, the team did not win Ajax (1-1).
"The pleasure of the players is at the rendezvous, where we will have a difference of three or four goals, it will be easier, we are still in a phase where we have to work very hard to get results", according to Kovac.
Bayern, considered at the extreme in Athens two weeks ago painstakingly with 0-2 with AEK. Javier Martínez only opened the scoring in the second half and Robert Lewandowski decided on the final score.
Bayern are therefore well ahead in terms of placement for the elimination phase. The Germans start in Group E with seven points, followed by Benfica (three points) and AEK (zero points).
The match between Bayern Munich and AEK Athens in the almost exhausted Allianz Arena starts Wednesday. at 9 pm
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