Hamburg - Luca Toni and Miroslav Klose gave Bayern Munich a 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen as the German champions moved second behind Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim who downed Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 on Saturday. Toni ended the deadlock in the day's top match in Leverkusen when Ze Roberto's cross from the left found the Italian striker with space in front of goal to head home in the 59th minute.
Klose finished the game off with a strike from the edge of the box with eight minutes remaining after a pass from Franck Ribery.
League top scorer Vedad Ibisevic meanwhile increased his tally to 17 with a fifth-minute goal, Carlos Eduardo added a second with a solo run six minutes later and Francisco Copado scored an 89th-minute penalty as promoted Hoffenheim overcame Bielefeld.
It was the eighth victory in nine games for Ralf Rangnick's side who now have 34 points from 15 matches, three more than Bayern going into next Friday's match between the two sides in Munich.
With Bayern - after a slow start to the season - now nine league games without a defeat, the visit of Hoffenheim will be an eagerly awaited duel between the two form teams of the league.
"We have a lot of respect for Hoffenheim. It's a great story what's happened there in the last few months but we want to get to the top and we are pleased they are now coming to Munich... I am looking forward to the game," Bayern coach Juergen Klinsmann told Premiere television.
Hertha Berlin, who defeated Cologne 2-1 on Friday evening, are now third on 30, with Leverkusen slipping to fourth on 28.
Leverkusen had slightly the better of the opening exchanges against Bayern with Patrick Helmes seeing a shot tipped over the bar by Michael Rensing, before Henrique headed against the bar from a corner.
However Bayern also threatened, and Rene Adler in goal twice had to save long-range efforts from Bastian Schweinsteiger, who also saw a shot flash narrowly wide of the post before the break.
Neither side looked like scoring until Toni rose to head in Ze Robert's cross for a goal which heralded a more controlled spell for Klinsmann's side.
France midfielder Ribery - wearing red gloves and pink boots - was again the outstanding figure, comi
