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Ancelotti unhappy with Ribery performances

Carlo Ancelotti has questioned Franck Ribery's form as Bayern Munich prepare to take on Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich head coach Carlo Ancelotti has criticised the recent form of Franck Ribery and suggested he could drop the Frenchman in favour of Douglas Costa for Wednesday's DFB-Pokal clash with Borussia Dortmund.

Ribery impressed in the Bundesliga win over Dortmund at the start of the month, contributing a goal and an assist, but failed to make much of an impact in the Champions League tie against Real Madrid or the draw with Mainz.

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He was substituted well before the final whistle in each of those games - lasting just 45 minutes against Mainz at the weekend - leading to questions over his fitness.