at the Imtech Arena and struck the Frenchman in the face with his scarf.

The supporter then made an offensive hand gesture towards Ribery before eventually being apprehended by stewards and escorted from the field of play.

Ribery had been making his first start of the season for Bayern after missing the opening weeks of fifa 15 buy coins the 2014-15 campaign through injury.

The 31-year-old marked his return with a deflected strike 10 minutes into the second half, after first-half efforts from Robert Lewandowski and David Alaba had put Pep Guardiola's men in complete control of the tie.

He told the press: "We are not playing well, with a lack of trust. We aren't scoring enough goals and conceding too easy goals. We must be worried. We didn't win any of the three games this week.

"I'm worried about why we are not playing the way we normally play. We conceded two easy goals. We are not playing the way that we normally do. We're not passing the ball quickly. With one competition less we can concentrate more."

David Silva made the starting line-up but only lasted five minutes of action before being taken off with a knee injury but Pellegrini insists that starting the Spaniard with the Manchester derby approaching on Sunday was no risk.

"There was no reason why David couldn't play," the Chilean declared. "He was prepared. We tried to play with the best players. David was perfect to buy fifa 15coins cheap play. He was not going to play the whole game. My idea was to change him for Samir Nasri."

Victorious Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was full of praise for his side and enjoyed some vindication after frequent criticism.