Arjen Robben could miss Bayern Munich's Champions League first leg against Porto with a torn stomach muscle
- Bayern Munich lost 2-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday
- Arjen Robben went off injured after 24 minutes of the encounter
- The attacker has torn a stomach muscle and is out for several weeks
Bayern
Munich will be without winger Arjen Robben for several weeks after he
suffered a stomach muscle tear in the shock 2-0 defeat to Borussia
Monchengladbach on Sunday.
Robben,
who has only recently returned from a back injury, was taken off after
just 24 minutes following a challenge from Gladbach's Tony Jantschke.
The
Dutchman could now be a doubt for Bayern's Champions League
quarter-final first leg against Porto on April 15 with the club saying
he would be out 'for several weeks.'
Arjen Robben tore a stomach muscle in Bayern Munich's loss to Borussia Monchengladbach
Robben had only just returned from a back injury but now faces an absence of several weeks
Robben heads down the tunnel in the 24th minute after going off injured for Munich
'His injury is almost as bad as the defeat,' said Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
The
winger, who missed last week's win over Werder Bremen and was a
surprise inclusion in the starting line-up on Sunday, is the league's
second-top scorer with 17 goals this term.
Deespite suffering their first home defeat of the season, Bayern are still 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
'They
barely got into our half before they scored their first goal and it's
not easy to break down a side who pack their defence,' said Bayern boss
Pep Guardiola.
Munich boss Pep Guardiola bemoaned his team's first defeat at home in the Bundesliga this season
Manuel Neuer (centre) spills a shot from Raffael as Bayen Munich lost to Borussia Monchengladbach
Monchengladbach's players celebrate their win after the final whistle with supporters
'We
failed to break down their defence and they counter-attacked superbly,
but we did all we could. We still have a 10-point lead, but we must
fight until the end to defend our title.
'We still have eight games left and we have the chance now to regroup during the international break.'
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