Hamburg promotion ends seven-year Bundesliga absence

Hamburg have won the German top-flight title six times [Getty Images]Hamburg have earned promotion back to the Bundesliga to end a seven-year absence from the German top flight.Needing a win to confirm their return, the six-time German champions thrashed Ulm 6-1 at home on Saturday and fans engulfed the pitch at the Volksparkstadion at the final whistle to celebrate. Hamburg, who are one of only three German clubs to win the European Cup, were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in