Published on 12:00 AM, April 10, 2017

ANCELOTTI 'A GREAT KISSER'

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has hailed his relationship with coach Carlo Ancelotti and has joked the Italian is a great kisser. Ribery appeared angry when Ancelotti opted to take him off in the 74th minute of Bayern's 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday but the attacker's mood quickly improved when he was rewarded for his fine performance with a kiss on the cheek from Ancelotti. "We have a great relationship and we trust each other," Ribery told Sport1. "The kiss was nice. It was just natural, something positive. It was a good kiss with a lot of emotion." Ancelotti's gesture did not go unnoticed by Robben, who playfully suggested he hopes for a similar reward at some stage in the future. "Yes, I am a bit jealous," Robben admitted. "But I might get a kiss as well at some point..."