In an interview with "BVB total!", Sokratis reported that he had spent a rainy yet pleasant Christmas holiday with his family in his hometown of Kalamata in Greece, and stressed: "I've been running a lot. I've trained six or seven times and done my programme, as has everybody."

The head of defence is now back with BVB. "This time was important", he said of the short winter break that was just under two weeks long. "From today we need to work hard and do a lot of things better", namely, in the second half of the season, which begins with the home match against VfL Wolfsburg.

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Andalusia offers the Borussia men perfect conditions in which to train. "The temperature is good." And: "Everybody has his own room too", revealed Sokratis, who also proffered a practical reason for that: "That means I have more room." (br)

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