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Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday moved back to the top of the Bundesliga standings after playing to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.

Photograph: Francois Lenoir/REUTERS Vincent Kompany, the Manchester City player, is returning to the club in disgrace after being expelled from Belgium 's national squad because of two incidents of poor timekeeping that have left his national manager, Dick Advocaat, openly questioning his attitude.

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Lukas Podolski scored twice, including a 93rd-minute equaliser, as Germany's first match since the death of Robert Enke ended in a draw against Ivory Coast tonight.

Rafael Van der Vaart has quashed rumours he is set to quit Real Madrid for Hamburg by expressing a desire to stay at the Bernabeu.

The art and business of contemporary film-making in Calcutta has received a German shot in the arm with the Hamburg Media School signing an MoU with the state government to initiate exchange of students, faculty and films from RoopKala Kendro.

Photograph: Michael Probst/AP German police have confirmed they have discovered a farewell note written by the Germany national goalkeeper Robert Enke, who died on Tuesday after being hit by an express train near Hanover.

TONY MOWBRAY last night warned "Holy goalie" Artur Boruc he may have to pray in order to get his first-team place back at Celtic.

Hamburg and Werder Bremen lost ground to Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen when they were both forced to settle for draws in Sunday's matches.

Hamburg SV lost ground at the top of the Bundesliga when a late penalty meant they had to settle for a 2-2 draw away to Hanover 96 on Sunday.

FRANK ROST The hugely experienced German international was equal to two goal-bound shots from Scott McDonald in the first half.

Scott McDonald hopes to put the pain of his Europa League misses behind him when Celtic return to Clydesdale Bank Premier League duty at Falkirk on Sunday.

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Europa League Group C Venue : HSH Nordbank Arena Date : Thursday, 5 November 2009 Kick-off : 1800 GMT Coverage : BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Scotland and ESPN Maloney will be missing when Celtic take on Hamburg Celtic travel to Hamburg in the Europa League without injured midfielders Shaun Maloney and Scott Brown.

Hamburger slip is Werder's gain Werder Bremen's defender Per Mertesacker and Nuremberg's Australian striker Dario Vidosic vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match 1. FC Nuernberg vs Werder Bremen in the southern German city of Nuremberg on October 31, 2009.

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Borussia Monchengladbach twice came from behind before handing Hamburg their first loss of the season, the 3-2 defeat also robbing them of a chance to grab the lead in the Bundesliga.

Aaron Hunt scored twice in the final 18 minutes as Werder Bremen came back from a two-goal deficit at Nurnberg to rescue a point.

Dutch coach Louis van Gaal will have more reasons to be happy going into the match against Stuttgart, who have lost five successive matches in all competitions.

Uefa Europa League Venue : Celtic Park Date : Thursday, 22 October Kick-off : 2005 BST Coverage : Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland and online with text commentary on the BBC Sport website and mobiles.

BERLIN: Schalke 04 striker Kevin Kuranyi headed a last-minute goal to seal the 3-3 draw which denied 10-man Hamburg the chance to go top of the Bundesliga on Sunday.