Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Houston Dynamo announced on Friday that the club has signed defender Raul Rodriguez from La Liga side Espanyol. Rodriguez had his contract terminated by the Spanish outfit earlier this week after spending nearly six years with the club, and the Dynamo will hope the addition of Rodriguez can bolster a thin back line. Hes a player at a very good stage of his career, and we feel he has a lot of very good soccer ahead of him, Dynamo general manager Matt Jordan told MLSsoccer.com. We think hes going to bring leadership to our team, and whats very good is that hes coming to us at a very good stage in his career with all the right motivations as to what were working for. The 27-year-old appeared in 80 games for Espanyol since he made his debut in 2010, and Rodriguez will be charged with improving a Dynamo defense that yielded a club-worst 58 goals last season. Just one day earlier, Houston acquired midfielder Leonel Miranda on loan from Independiente. 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Willie Roaf Saints Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July.BERLIN - With the international break over and the Bundesliga back in action, defending champion Bayern Munich is looking over its shoulder at Wolfsburg.Bayern leads the league after 11 matches and will next face Hoffenheim on Saturday, while Wolfsburg is enjoying an eight-game winning streak across all competitions ahead of its visit to Schalke.At the other end of the table, Borussia Dortmund hopes it has turned things around after completing its worst start to the league. Dortmund next faces Paderborn on Saturday.Also, the stakes will be high on Sunday in the northern derby between struggling rivals Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen.Here are some things to know ahead of this weekends matches:___BAYERN BLOWIts been a mixed week for Bayern.The club was dealt a blow with captain Philip Lahm ruled out for up to three months after breaking his right ankle, while director of sport Matthias Sammers contract was extended until 2018.The club also confirmed former president Uli Hoeness will return in some form if he gains day parole from his 3 1/2-year prison term for tax evasion.Lahms loss is a big setback for coach Pep Guardiola, who previously described the versatile defender as the most intelligent player he has trained. Whether in midfield or at the back, Lahm could be relied upon to read the game, snuff out chances, complete his passes and lead the side with his calm demeanour.Bayern was already missing Javi Martinez, David Alaba, Thiago Alcantara, Holger Badstuber, Claudio Pizarro and backup goalkeepers Tom Starke and Pepe Reina.Bastian Schweinsteigers return to training is a timely one, though Guardiola will be thinking of other alternatives for Saturdays visit of Hoffenheim.___WOLFSBURG WINNINGWolfsburgs 2-0 win over Hamburg was the clubs sixth in a row in the Bundesliga, keeping the side four points off Bayerns pace.Only Bayern has scored more goals, 27 compared to 22, while Wolfsburgs defence is the third best in the league.Kevin de Bruyne is emerging as the sides key player. The Belgian has set up nine goals already - more than any other in the Bundesliga - while his commitment and workrate are helping in other ways, too.The squad is in good shape ahead of Saturdays game at Schalke. Ricardo Rodriguez, Marcel Schaefer and Daniel Caligiuri have all shaken off knocks, while Christian Traeschs recovery from flu gives Dieter Hecking a full squad to choose from.dddddddddddd___SCHALKE STUTTERINGFormer Chelsea coach Roberto di Matteo was supposed to turn Schalkes season around after taking over from Jens Keller. But there has been no discernible improvement under the Swiss-Italian, who has claimed six points from four Bundesliga games.Schalke is mid-table, five points above last-place Stuttgart and 13 behind Bayern. So far, there hasnt been much evidence that the all-important Champions League qualification places are within reach.We have to start upping our performances now and being successful on a consistent basis, Schalke board chairman Clemens Toennies told Kicker magazine. Then we can still achieve our aims.___DORTMUND DESPERATEDortmund needs another win against promoted Paderborn on Saturday to get away from the relegation zone.The 2011 and 2012 champions were in last place before their deserved but somewhat fortuitous 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten Borussia Moenchengladbach.While injuries have played their part, defensive lapses and a lack of efficiency up front have cost Dortmund dearly, underlining the importance of departed striker Robert Lewandowski.Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp hopes Marco Reus will have recovered from the ankle injury he sustained against Gladbach, while both Jakub Blaszczykowski and Nuri Sahin played in a practice match on Tuesday as they make their ways back from serious knee injuries.___NORTHERN NERVESTraditional rivals Hamburg and Bremen have clashed more often than any other sides in the Bundesliga. Sundays derby in Hamburg will be the 101st league meeting and 146th overall, with Bremen boasting 55 victories to Hamburgs 50.But their glory days seem a long time ago. Its been 10 years since Bremen won the double, while Hamburgs last league title was 31 years ago.Both sides are fighting relegation this season after firing their coaches. Bremen has momentum under new coach Viktor Skripnik with two wins from two games, while Hamburg is a point behind with the worst attack in the league (four goals scored in 11 games). ' ' '