adminRibery created a hatful of chances for himself and his teammates in Bayern’s 2-0 win, leaving bewildered Juventus defenders chasing shadows as he ran at them at pace.
There was a whiff of panic in the Juventus defence every time Ribery got the ball and fears about his counter-attacking menace inhibited the Italian side when they pushed forward. However, the 29-year-old French international, who was raised on a rough housing estate on the outskirts of Boulougne-sur-Mer, nearly ruined it all in an ugly incident involving Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal late in the match.
Ribery, whose face still bares the scars of a car accident he suffered during his childhood, had been involved in a memorable duel with the Chilean all game and lost his temper after yet another hard tackle and stamped on Vidal’s leg. He should have been given a red card but referee Mark Clattenburg appeared not to have seen what happened and let him off.
Ribery also displayed an infuriating penchant for theatrics which earned Vidal an undeserved yellow card in the first half and ruled him out of next week’s return leg. — Soccernet.
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