Miroslav Klose doubled to earn Bayern Munich a 3-2 victory at Olympique Lyon on Wednesday and locked the top spot in Champions League Group F for the German champions.

Bayern struck three times before the break but Lyon made a spirited comeback in the second half of a lively game played on a soggy pitch.

Frenchman Franck Ribery scored one for the Bayern's victory, who finished the group three points ahead of Lyon.

Both sides had already qualified before the last collision, which is tipped as a leader decider.

Lyon, missing Brazilian pair Juninho and Cris through suspension, paid the price for clumsy defending before waking up after halftime with goals by Sidney Govou and Karim Benzema.

Bayern opened the scoring on 11 minutes when Klose struck from inside the area.

Ribery latched on to a pass by Luca Toni to make it 2-0 with anangled shot before Klose tapped in a Ribery cross at the far post in the 37th minute.

Lyon reduced the arrears through Govou seven minutes into the second half and Benzema showed his class when he raced into the area and twisted his way past keeper Michael Rensing for their second goal on 68th minute.

(Xinhua News Agency December 11, 2008)