IvanSaenko gave Nuremberg the lead after only 13minutes. Thegoalsparked Bayerninto life, butLucioandRoy Makaaywastedtwo good chances to level and so Nuremberg took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
And with Makaay, Pizarro and Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz already on the club's books, Van Nistelrooy's arrival "would leave us with too many strikers", according to Beckenbauer.
Paul Bosvelt offered Scotland another warning shot with a powerful 25-yard drive narrowly wide of the mark on 15 minutes, while Paul Lambert did well to block a fierce Roy Makaay volley.