Hamburg ready to drop punchbag tag at Bayern

Football Soccer - Hamburg SV v Bayern Munich - German Bundesliga - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - 22/01/16 Hamburg SV's Matthias Ostrzolek, Dennis Diekmeier, and Johan Djourou, and Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller, and Holger Badstuber in action. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

BERLIN (Reuters) - Champions Bayern Munich have beaten Hamburg SV more times than any other Bundesliga team, firing a record 232 goals past them in more than half a century of league encounters.

But when the two sides meet on Saturday, the northern club, former European champions who have been battling relegation for the past few seasons, are determined to draw strength from their current three-match unbeaten run.