Franck Ribery (l.) and Rafinha (r.) will be sidelined for around two weeks after sustaining injuries in training on Wednesday
Franck Ribery (l.) and Rafinha (r.) will be sidelined for around two weeks after sustaining injuries in training on Wednesday

Ribery and Rafinha to miss Wolfsburg clash

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Munich - FC Bayern München have confirmed that both and will miss the Bundesliga leaders' Rückrunde opener away to VfL Wolfsburg on Friday evening.

Out for a fortnight

The club announced the news on their official Twitter account on Thursday morning after the players sustained injuries in training on Wednesday afternoon.

Ribery tore muscle fibres in his right thigh, while Rafinha damaged ligaments in his left ankle and both are expected to be sidelined for approximately two weeks, meaning they will also miss Bayern's forthcoming games against FC Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart.