Franck Ribery ‘very emotional’ on return to Bayern Munich training

Published 02/12/2015 at 15:40 GMT

Franck Ribery has returned to training after a nine-month absence with an ankle injury, describing his comeback as “very emotional”.

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery celebrates after scoring a goal against Shakhtar Donetsk during their Champions League Round of 16 second leg soccer match in Munich, March 11, 2015 (Reuters)

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The Bayern Munich winger, 32, has not played since the 7-1 thrashing of Shakhtar Donestk in March.

His injury proved troublesome to shake and it took much effort – including the use of an anti-gravity running machine, typically used to train astronauts – to finally get back on the football field.

Ribery joined his team-mates for drills, although he is not expected to play again until mid-December.

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Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery looks on as he waits for the team photo call in Munich

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"This was a super day for me and very emotional," the Frenchman told FCBTV. "It was the first long injury of my career and was a difficult situation for me.

"But that's football and that's life, it's important to always keep your head up and to work hard. It's a good feeling to be back in the team.

"The whole team was happy for me. It was fun."

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