No Oktoberfest For Bayern Munich Players

Every year, Bayern make their traditional visit to their city's world famous beer festival, Oktoberfest. Not this year though. Bayern have had their worst start in the club's history and the club has punished their players by not having a pint of beer.

After one of their worst ever starts to a season, German giants Bayern Munich will not be making their traditional visit to their home city's world-famous beer festival, the club said Monday.

The club released a statement saying:

"Due to the sporting situation, coach Louis van Gaal has decided there will be training at 11:30am instead," the club said in a terse statement.

Visiting the beer festival "would not make any sense now", Bayern's sporting director Christian Nerlinger told the regional tabloid TZ, after seeing his team slump to a second straight league defeat at Dortmund on Sunday.

Robben Apologizes After Touchline Row with Gaffer

ARJEN ROBBEN has apologised to Bayern Munich's fans following his touchline bust-up with boss Louis van Gaal.

The two Dutchmen rowed face-to-face as Robben ignored Van Gaal's outstretched hand after being substituted in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Lyon.

But former Chelsea star Robben now admits his reaction was born out of frustration.

He said: "I had a really good feeling and felt I was really in the game and I could have scored another goal.

"Therefore, I could not understand why I was being removed. But I have to apologise to all of the fans because I shouldn't do that.

"I should have been more professional, but this is just part of my mentality - I always want to win."

Robben scored the only goal in Munich's semi-final, first-leg victory.

And Van Gaal insisted he simply wanted to rest Robben for Saturday's Bundesliga trip to Borussia Monchengladbach, adding: "We need him to score goals there, too.

P.S: I saw the bust-up LIVE on ESPN and Louis van Gaal was pointing his forefinger at Arjen after the incident which meant he was reassuring who was the boss.