Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (R) and Real Madrid's Daniel Carvajal fight for the ball during their Champions League semi-final second leg soccer match in MunichApril 29, 2014. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
PARIS - May 2 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery was probably provoked before slapping Real Madrid's Daniel Carjaval in their Champions League semi-final second leg, French federation president Noel Le Graet said on Friday.
"It's a bad reflex. I know he's a bit nervous these days," Le Graet told French radio RTL. Ribery slapped Carjaval around the face on Tuesday as Bayern suffered a 4-0 home defeat to Real Madrid.
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