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The ex-France international was not too worried about Wednesday’s incident and was pleased with Bayern’s performance against HSV

Franck Ribery has played down the incident that saw a spectator strike him with a scarf in Bayern Munich’s 3-1 DFB Pokal win at Hamburg on Wednesday.

The Frenchman was making his first start of the season after suffering from back and knee injuries and scored Bayern’s third goal in a comfortable victory for the holders at the Imtech Arena.

However, the match ended on a sour note when a Hamburg supporter ran onto the pitch and hit Ribery with a scarf, before making a hand gesture towards the 31-year-old and being led away by stewards.

The incident drew an immediate apology from Hamburg on Twitter, while Ribery himself brushed aside the altercation.

“Fortunately nothing much happened,” he told German TV station ARD.

“It was a difficult situation, I didn’t see him coming.”

Ribery’s goal came via a deflection from Johan Djourou and, though he admits there was an element of luck, he was happy with the team’s performance.

“It was my first game from the start so it wasn’t easy. I’m delighted the team played so well and I think I had a good game too.

“I was a bit lucky with my goal, but it was super for me and the team. We have to keep it up, all of us together.”

The ex-Barcelona coach was happy to see his team did not make the same mistakes they made earlier this campaign

Pep Guardiola has voiced his delight with Bayern Munich’s 3-1 DFB Pokal win over Hamburg on Wednesday evening and feels the Bavarians have learned from their previous encounter with HSV.

The Bundesliga champions were held to a scoreless draw at the Imtech Arena earlier this season, but there was to be no repeat in the German Cup.

Robert Lewandowski’s opener was followed by further goals from David Alaba and Franck Ribery before Pierre-Michel Lasogga struck a late consolation for the hosts and Guardiola was pleased with what he saw.

“We learned our lessons from the 0-0 draw in Hamburg a few weeks ago. We knew we had to play fast and put pressure on them early on,” Guardiola said at a press conference.

“In the cup it’s easy for you as a coach because you know: you lose, you’re out. But from the very beginning we played very well and then got the first goal by Robert. 

“Especially I am pleased with our performance in the second half. Usually if you start the second half with a 2-0 lead, you play a little more neglectful – but we did very well.

“So we are pleased, we are into the last 16. Until March next year we have this competition in our pocket. 

“Now we regenerate and think about our next opponent: BVB [Borussia Dortmund].”

Bayern meet Eintracht Braunschweig in the round of 16 on March 3 or 4, 2015.

A fan ran onto the pitch at the Imtech Arena and struck the Frenchman in the face with his scarf before making an offensive hand gesture towards the 31-year-old

Franck Ribery was attacked and insulted by a supporter during Bayern Munich ‘s DFB Pokal win at Hamburg on Wednesday night.

A fan ran onto pitch during the dying seconds of the Bavarians’ 3-1 victory at the Imtech Arena and struck the Frenchman in the face with his scarf.

The supporter then made an offensive hand gesture towards Ribery before eventually being apprehanded by stewards and escorted from the field of play.

Ribery had been making his first start of the season for Bayern after missing the start of the 2014-15 campaign through injury.

The 31-year-old marked his return with a deflected strike 10 minutes into the second half, after first-half efforts from Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba had put Pep Guardiola’s men in complete control of the tie.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga pulled a goal back for the hosts in the closing stages but Bayern held on comfortably to set themselves up nicely for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena.

A fan ran onto the pitch at the Imtech Arena and struck the Frenchman in the face with his scarf before making an offensive hand gesture towards the 31-year-old

Franck Ribery was attacked and insulted by a supporter during Bayern Munich ‘s DFB Pokal win at Hamburg on Wednesday night.

A fan ran onto pitch during the dying seconds of the Bavarians’ 3-1 victory at the Imtech Arena and struck the Frenchman in the face with his scarf.

The supporter then made an offensive hand gesture towards Ribery before eventually being apprehanded by stewards and escorted from the field of play.

Ribery had been making his first start of the season for Bayern after missing the start of the 2014-15 campaign through injury.

The 31-year-old marked his return with a deflected strike 10 minutes into the second half, after first-half efforts from Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba had put Pep Guardiola’s men in complete control of the tie.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga pulled a goal back for the hosts in the closing stages but Bayern held on comfortably to set themselves up nicely for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena.

The Frenchman netted after earlier strikes from Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba, thus rendering Pierre-Michel Lasogga’s late header purely academic

Franck Ribery marked his first start since recovering from a troublesome back problem with a goal as Bayern Munich kicked off the defence of their DFB-Pokal crown with a comfortable 3-1 win at Hamburg.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring just sevens minutes into the game at the Imtech Arena and David Alaba doubled the visitors’ advantage with stunning long-range strike just before the break.

Ribery then made it 3-0 with a deflected strike 10 minutes after half-time, rendering Pierre-Michel Lasogga’s late header purely academic.

However, the game ended on a sour note, with a supporter invading the pitch just before the full-time whistle and striking Ribery in the face with his scarf.

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