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Felix Magath begins his second stint in charge of Wolfsburg with a trip to Stuttgart this afternoon.
Magath replaced caretaker manager Pierre Littbarski earlier this week, just two days after he had been sacked by Bundesliga rivals FC Schalke.
And the 57-year-old, who led Die Wolfe to the German title in 2009, said: “When I left Wolfsburg after the amazing success, there was a lot of sadness. I was always happy here.
Of course the contact from Wolfsburg a few days ago came as a surprise, but I did not have to consider it for a second.”
He added: “Even if (today’s opponents) Stuttgart are on the rise, I am optimistic that we can win something there.
“I know that this is not going to be an easy task. We are going to have to get to know each other and we want to get something straight away from this trip to Stuttgart.”
While Wolfsburg head into this game on the back of a 2-1 defeat to FC Nuremberg, Stuttgart ran out 2-1 winners at St Pauli last time out.
Watch VfB Stuttgart v Wolfsburg live at 365, kicking off at 16.30 GMT.