#Excitement: Things to look forward to in January

Training camp in Marbella

At the start of the new year, the TSG squad will travel to Marbella for their annual winter training camp. Head Coach Alfred Schreuder's will spent seven days in the town on Spain's south coast preparing for the second half of the Bundesliga season. The camp will include a friendly match before the flight back to the Kraichgau.

Saturday 18 January, 15.30 CET: TSG vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

TSG will host Europa League participants Eintracht Frankfurt at the PreZero Arena in their first match of 2020. Hoffenheim have had a tough time of it in recent encounters with Eintracht: Frankfurt have come out on top in the last three meetings between the two sides, with the two before that both ending in 1-1 draws - the last Hoffenheim win in the fixture (1-0) dates back to April 2017.

Sunday 26 January, 15.30 CET: Werder Bremen vs. TSG

The second match of the year will see a reunion with some familiar faces. Former TSG star Leonardo Bittencourt now plays his football in Bremen, while Hoffenheim players Florian Grillitsch and Ishak Belfodil both used to play for Werder. TSG edged out a hard-fought 3-2 win in the return fixture, while the most recent meeting of the two sides in Bremen ended in a 1-1 draw.