Ribéry started the season by winning the DFL-Supercup as Bayern defeated their arch-rival Borussia Dortmund 5–4 on penalties.[175] On 1 October 2017, he sustained a knee injury in a 2–2 draw to Hertha BSC.[176] On 2 December, Ribéry made his return to the pitch in a 3–1 victory over Hannover 96 and made a record for Bayern Munich's most Bundesliga appearances by a non-German with 235th appearance, overtaking former Bayern player and current sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić who had 234 appearances.[177] He made another record of most competitive appearances by any non-German player for Bayern with 366 appearances in a 1–0 victory over 1.