On 2 December 2015, Ribéry trained with the first team for the first time since his injury in March 2015.[164] On 5 December, he made his first appearance since his ankle injury as a substitute coming in for Robert Lewandowski and also scored a goal after six minutes of his appearance, but that didn't stop Bayern from losing 3–1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach.[165] It was also his 300th competitive appearance for Bayern Munich.[166] He made his 200th Bundesliga appearance in a 1–0 win over 1.