Bayern Munich posted an easy 2-0 victory over Hamburg SV on Sunday with goals from Claudio Pizarro and Elber in a match that marked the 40th anniversary of the Bundesliga.
Claiming their third win in four matches, champions Bayern moved into second place in the standings just behind Werder Bremen and ahead of VfB Stuttgart -- all three teams on 10 points and separated only by goal difference.
Pizarro put Bayern ahead in the 14th minute with his fourth goal of the season, which seemed to take the life out of a Hamburg side lacking confidence after an unexpectedly weak start.
Hamburg were reduced to 10 when Collin Benjamin was sent off in the 52nd minute. Elber sealed victory in the 78th minute shortly after coming off the substitutes' bench.
Elber, who was the Bundesliga's joint top scorer last season with 21 goals, had lost his spot in the starting line-up to Roy Makaay, signed this month from Deportivo Coruna. The Dutch striker is still looking for his first goal for Bayern.
"I want to stay with Bayern," Elber, who has made clear he will not accept a role on the bench, said.
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