Bayern on cloud nine

Hamburg’s hopes of hanging onto the coat-tails of runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were dashed as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to lowly Nuremberg.

Bayern’s 3-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach yesterday stretched their lead at the top to nine points but second-placed Hamburg were expected to cut that back down to six with victory at the Frankenstadion.