The Netherlands international is out for the rest of the season with a torn calf suffered during Bayern's defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB Pokal semi-final on Tuesday.
Furthermore, Robert Lewandowski is also in doubt for the first leg against Barcelona on May 6 after suffering a broken nose and jaw in the same game.
Despite that, however, Friedrich - capped 82 times by Germany - believes Bayern will advance.
"Robben is hurt and I think he's a very important player. He would have helped Bayern certainly," he told reporters.
"But I also think Bayern will get through. German teams have always managed to eliminate individualists.
"Bayern have so much quality and the team is very unified. Therefore, I believe that Bayern will reach the final."
Bayern and Barcelona last met in the Champions League in 2012-13, when the Bundesliga giants recorded a 7-0 aggregate win before going on to win the competition.
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