Netherlands forward, Arjen Robben has been ruled out for the rest of of Bayern Munich's season, most importantly, his side's Champions League semi-final clash against Barcelona.
The Dutch winger tore his calf muscles just 16 minutes into Bayern's German Cup semi-final defeat by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Robben, who was highly instrumental to the Pep Guadiola's side, in their 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona inn the 2012/13 season when the Jupp Henckes men went ahead to lift the champions league title.
The Dutch winger tore his calf muscles just 16 minutes into Bayern's German Cup semi-final defeat by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Robben, who was highly instrumental to the Pep Guadiola's side, in their 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona inn the 2012/13 season when the Jupp Henckes men went ahead to lift the champions league title.
Another Bayern player, Striker Robert Lewandowski was also injured, fracturing his nose and jaw but he is likely to have recovered before the May 6 semi final game at the Camp Nou.
"It's a few more days till the match at Camp Nou, I really hope I will be able to play," said Lewandowski, who was knocked to the ground by Dortmund goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak in extra time before a 2-0 penalty shootout defeat in which Bayern missed all of their spot-kicks.
The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions said more medical checks would be required to determine the length of Lewandowski's absence and that the 26-year-old had also been concussed.
Robben, 31, was returning from an abdominal injury suffered in March, a problem that meant he missed both legs of Bayern's 7-4 aggregate win over FC Porto in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Following the first leg in Portgual, Bayern doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt resigned after 38 years with the club, claiming the medical department had been blamed for the absence of key players' in the 3-1 defeat.
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