Der Klassiker comes too early for Robben

Arjen Robben will miss Wednesday’s DFB-Pokal Klassiker conflict with Borussia Dortmund after failing to shake off a thigh hurt in time.

Robben sustained the problem in Bayern’s 2-1 victory over Anderlecht within the Champions League on November 22 and has now not featured since for the Bundesliga champions.

However the final-16 fixture in opposition to Dortmund has advance to quickly for the light Netherlands international.

« Arjen Robben has expert properly and is quite distress-free, » explained coach Jupp Heynckes at a pre-match files convention.

« However I don’t wish to threat him.

« Arjen himself has talked about or now not it is too quickly, so he is now not fervent for the match in opposition to Dortmund. »

#Heynckes: « @ArjenRobben has expert properly and is quite distress-free, nonetheless I don’t wish to threat him. Arjen himself has talked about or now not it is too quickly, so he is now not fervent for #FCBBVB. » pic.twitter.com/176vYuQiux

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) December 19, 2017

Heynckes additionally careworn the importance of Robert Lewandowski to his plans, with the Poland international having been linked with a transfer a ways flung from the Allianz Arena in January after expressing frustration at player recruitment.

« For me, Lewandowski is one among the three most attention-grabbing strikers within the area, » he added.

« He might per chance well be the largest within the 2d 1/2 of the season because he is repeatedly there when the personnel needs him. »