Hamburg hogging spotlight after Ruud swoop

Van Nistelrooy will be by far the biggest attraction, even just sitting in the stands, when fifth-placed Hamburg, seven points off the pace after 19 matches, host troubled champions VfL Wolfsburg on Friday.

"Hamburg are one of the favourites now," Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer said on Thursday.

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