Cologne - Just two days to go until the unofficial curtain-raiser to the new Bundesliga season, but not only Supercup contenders Wolfsburg and Bayern are hard at work these days.

As usual, bundesliga.com keeps you up to date with all the latest news from around the 18 Bundesliga clubs in this key stage of pre-season.

The green, green grass of home

There can be no complaints from Bayer 04 Leverkusen about the conditions for their training session this morning, with 13 outfield players and three goalkeepers hard at work following a 4-0 win over Levante on Wednesday night.

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Friendship

Today is International Day of Friendship, and Bundesliga clubs are spreading the message...

Finishing touches

Before embarking on their first Bundesliga season in 33 years, Darmstadt have 'royal' rivals to deal with as Real Betis Balompié form their next friendly opponents.

Many happy returns!

bundesliga.com also wishes a Happy Birthday to Hoffenheim and Germany forward Kevin Volland

In on his day off

Schalke officially have a day off today, but that has not stopped somebody from reporting for an extra shift (and no, we don't mean the photographer...)

Anyone for tennis?

Wolfsburg have taken to another kind of sport to sharpen up for the Supercup. Play!

Run, Hertha, run

Hertha Berlin have started without a ball, on the other hand, with running exercises to get them warmed up...

Keep-ups

Hannover 96 not keeping the ball on the ground this morning. They are taking part in the final session of their summer training camp in Saalfelden...

Six men down

Werder Bremen are lacking six players for their training session this morning...

Call for fans

In northern Germany with not much to do today? Hamburger SV have invited you to watch them in training! They have two sessions today, one at 10:00 and the other at 16:00 CEST so get along to the Volksparkstadion and watch Bruno Labbadia's men in action!

Nostalgia

Miiko Albornoz took advantage of a break in training with Hannover 96 to catch his former club Malmö FF in action on Wednesday night, as a true supporter! He saw them go down 2-0 to RB Salzburg in their UEFA Champions League qualifier, but there is still a second leg back in Sweden...

Matchday!

It has been a long time since that word has made it onto bundesliga.com's live updates! It is a welcome sight too with Borussia Dortmund the first Bundesliga side in serious action this season, with their UEFA Europa League trip to Wolfsberg tonight!

Settling in

Carlos Ascues seems to be in high spirits and settling in well as a VfL Wolfsburg player...