Robben downplays bust-up with Lahm

(GSM) – Dutch winger Arjen Robben has down played a training-ground incident with German defender Philipp Lahm, asserting that the disagreement was resolved immediately afterwards.

Robben, signed by Bayern München from Real Madrid during the off-season, took exception to a tackle from behind by Lahm, who took the ball cleanly.

The 25-year-old’s immediate reaction was to not let Lahm stand up and placed his hand on the Germany full-back’s throat as his temper flared at Bayern’s training ground.

He had to be pulled away by team-mates Ivica Olic and Thomas Muller, but he acted afterwards as though nothing strange had actually happened.

“It’s all absolutely normal,” he told the Bild newspaper.

“Training is like that, it’s nothing extraordinary.

“After training, everything was fine again.”

The clash occurred at the end of Monday’s training session in which spirits had otherwise been very high.

Bayern have won their last five Bundesliga matches to move up to third in the table, just two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.