Former France international Franck Ribery on Thursday issued a public apology to French television pundit Patrick Guillou, who he reportedly insulted and assaulted following Bayern Munich's away defeat to Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.

"I had a meeting with Patrick Guillou yesterday in Munich," Ribery said in a video posted on Bayern's website in German. "We spoke for a long time about what happened after the game in Dortmund, it was wrong what I did and I was very emotional after the match. "I apologised to Patrick and his family, I hope the matter is now over and it was important for me, and for him too, to have this conversation."