Winter training camp guide: VfL Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg - The countdown's begun for the Rückrunde opener between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern München on 30 January.
Rigorous schedule
The second-placed Wolves have 11 points to make up on the league leaders and will soon travel to Cape Town, South Africa, to help get them in the best possible shape for the task.
Dieter Hecking's men are scheduled to spend a week in the Rainbow nation, where - from 11-18 January - they'll be squeezing every last sinew out on the training pitches of South African Premier Soccer League outfit Ajax Cape Town.