Bayern Munich crush Hamburg to move up to third place

BAYERN MUNICH destroyed Hamburg SV 3-0 on Saturday to pick up their second easy win in two weeks and move into third place in the Bundesliga while promoted VfL Bochum extended their unbeaten run to stay top.

Bochum, the surprise of the season so far, demolished Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 to pick up their third convincing victory in three matches this season, sending last season’s runner-up down to 13th place in the process with two points in three matches.

Bayern Munich were captained by Claudio Pizarro, who scored twice in front of a Hamburg crowd of 55,500 to help the 2001 European champions tune up for the second leg of their Champions League qualifier in Munich against Partizan Belgrade tomorrow.