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Bayern move four points clear atop the Bundesliga

Bayern Munich are now four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as the Miroslav Klose-Luca Toni double-act struck again to seal a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.

The duo now have 14 league goals between them after eight games and the pair combined again when German striker Klose's pass just before halftime gave Italian World Cup winner Toni his sixth goal in just seven games.

The win leaves Bayern undefeated after eight games and with a goal difference of 19, it is looking increasingly likely that they will be crowned German champions for the 21st time at the end of the season.

But Bayern's chief executive, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, showed his ruthless side after the game when he called for specialist goal judges after he insisted Bayern were denied a late second goal by the referee's decision.

"We need goal judges, who signal to the referee whether it was a goal or not," the former German international said.

And despite their sixth win from eight games, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld was not entirely satisfied with the performance.

"We did not find our rhythm in the first half and lost too much possession. Klose and Toni worry defenses, which is good," he said.
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