Die Roten right winger did not play in his team’s 3-1 triumph against Mainz last week because of a groin problem, and is set to miss out the Champions League tie as he wants to be fully fit when he returns.
Bayern Munich forward conceded that he still does not know whether he will recover from the groin injury ahead of the Bavarian giants’ UEFA Champions League game against Spanish http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Club-Valencia-c38828 on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena.
The Dutch player will be disappointed after raring to go for the new campaign.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 international sustained the injury during the international break with his national side last week, and as a result, did not feature for the FC Hollywood in their league match with Mainz on Saturday. Nevertheless,
the star player is back in training and looks good, but is doubtful to start in the upcoming UEFA Champions League tie.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 attacker stated that he is in good shape and said the back problem caused pain in his groin. The midfielder suggested that the Bundesliga outfit have a tight fixture ahead so they have to be careful with their squad
selections, and have a great set of players who can fill-in for the injured or unavailable players.
"It's looking good. It's something in my back, which made my groin feel bad,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
"We have to be reasonable and smart now because we have so many important matches in the next few weeks,” the Dutch international mused.
Moreover, the 28-year-old said that he will see how he gets back to full fitness and is being cautious over the short lay-off.
"I'll have to wait and see. We're taking each day as it comes," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Real Madrid midfielder concluded.
"I think I'll be able to play on Wednesday," the French superstar confirmed.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international Franck Ribery was also another top player that missed the weekend’s Bundesliga match due to a muscle strain, but has a higher chance of playing the Euro clash than his Dutch star midfielder.
Ribery said that he is most likely to play the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863.
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