In-form Ribery lifts Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich went up to fifth in the Bundesliga on Saturday as midfielder Franck Ribery scored his third goal in two games when the defending champions beat ten-man St Pauli 3-0.

Having netted twice in Wednesday's Champions League win over Basel, Ribery showed again what Bayern have been missing this season when he rounded St Pauli's reserve goalkeeper Mathias Hain to wrap up the win in the 79th minute.

Bayern were always in control and took the lead in the first half when Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop scored an impressive individual goal after beating the St Pauli defence.