Bayern open up five-point lead in Germany</p> BERLIN (AFP) - Bayern Munich opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga as they inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Nuremberg to push the German Cup holders deeper into the relegation zone. Munich were without top-goal scorer Miroslav Klose as the top-scorer at last year's World Cup struggles with a knee injury, while Lukas Podolski has again missed his chance to stake a claim in the first-team as he missed the game with a fever. The win puts Bayern clear at the top, while Nuremberg stay in the relegation zone having picked up just one win in their last ten games. The home side took the lead at the Allianz Arena when Luca Toni scored his seventh league goal of the season in the 31st minute. Ze Roberto added a second five minutes from the break and then Toni added a third nine minutes from time. On Saturday, Armin Veh coach of defending champions VfB Stuttgart admitted his side are in crisis after they were beaten 2-0 at home by Hanover which leaves them 12th in the league. This was Stuttgart's third defeat in a week after they were humbled 2-1 by Bundesliga minnows Hansa Rostock last weekend and beaten 2-0 at home by Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek. Last season's second-division champions Karlsruhe are up to second in the league thanks to their impressive 2-0 win with two goals by striker Christian Timm at Schalke 04, who are now fifth. Werder Bremen are back up to third thanks to their 3-1 win at third-from-bottom Duisburg on Saturday. Hamburg went fourth in the league thanks to captain Rafael van der Vaart's 49th minute winner at Arminia Bielefeld. VfL Wolfsburg enjoyed a 1-0 win over Hansa Rostock at home, while Hertha Berlin's striker Marko Pantelic missed the chance to grab his sixth league goal of the season when he missed an injury time penalty as his side drew 0-0. On Friday night, 10-man Borussia Dortmund lifted themselves up the Bundesliga table after Italian midfielder Giovanni Federico scored the winner in their 2-1 home victory over VfL Bochum.</p>
