Bayern's Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, who scored, right,, and team mate Thomas Mueller celebrate their side's second goal during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Bayern Munich (Photo: AP)
Thomas Mueller's first half penalty and substitute Anatoliy Tymoshchuk's 79th minute strike gave the Bavarians, who take on champions Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, their 12th win in 14 league matches to move up to 37 points with three games left this year.
Freiburg, who came into the match on the back of a four-game unbeaten run, dropped to tenth.
Gonzalo Castro scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen claimed their fifth win in six games with a 4-1 victory at Werder Bremen to move into second place with 27 points.
Borussia Moenchengladbach's Juan Arango scored a sensational goal in their 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg, volleying in a 45-metre diagonal cross from the edge of the box. Gladbach move up to ninth on 20 points.
Champions Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with promoted Fortuna Dusseldorf on Tuesday to stay third on 26 with Schalke 04 in fourth place on 24 after slumping to a 3-1 away defeat against Hamburg SV.
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