The beach of Jumeriah, the famous "sail" and landmark of Dubai - the Burj Al Arab - and also the biggest shopping mall in the world - the Borussia Dortmund players don't have any time for the sights. They also had to sweat it out on the second day of the winter training camp.

The temperature was a pleasant 22 degrees Celsius for the second training session of the day, that was held under floodlight at 1800hrs local time. Whilst working with the ball was the main focus for the rest of the team, Nuri Sahin, Sven Bender (muscle problems) and Erik Durm (dislocated neck) did not have to go through as much training. For the majority of the team regeneration is just as much on the agenda as the hard work outs: the team can look forward to relaxing and enjoying some free time on Sunday afternoon and on Monday morning.

On Saturday evening the sponsors who had traveled with the team had the opportunity to mix with the players away from the pitch at the traditional dinner.

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