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Wolfsburg go in search of their 10th straight win this weekend as Felix Magath's team continue their march towards the Bundesliga title.

Bayer Leverkusen are the next in line to try to bring an end to the Wolves' domination since the turn of the year and Magath insists his team cannot win every single game between now and the end of May.

He has refused to speak of the title and claims his former club Bayern Munich are still the main title candidates.

"Bayern are right back on track," he told the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper.

"They have the strongest squad in the league and, compared to us, they have the easier opponents in their last seven matches.

"Juergen Klinsmann has said that Bayern will win the title again and I daren't contradict him.

"We still have a long way to go. Bayern have had their crisis already, but we have not had ours in the second half of the season yet.

"That is also in their favour."

Yet Bayern's crisis is probably still continuing, despite a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend.

They were eliminated from the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona on Tuesday and can now focus all of their efforts on winning the Bundesliga, but coach Klinsmann remains on probation ahead of this weekend's trip to Arminia Bielefeld.

Klinsmann would be advised not to underestimate Bielefeld, who defeated Bayern 2-1 at the Schuco Arena back in 2006 and are certain to make life difficult for the defending champions on Saturday.

Three other clubs are still in the race for the title with seven games remaining.

Stuttgart are the latest to join the race, their record since November second only to Wolfsburg, with only one defeat since Markus Babbel took over as coach.

Last weekend's 1-0 triumph over Hamburg has taken Stuttgart to within six points of the summit.

Belief that Stuttgart can claim a second title in three years will grow if they can defeat Cologne on Saturday.

Hamburg will be aiming to bounce back from defeat last weekend as they host Hannover on Sunday while third-placed Hertha Berlin will seek to end a three-game losing streak to restore their title hopes against Werder Bremen.

That game will also be played on Sunday to allow Hamburg and Bremen an extra day to recover from their UEFA Cup quarter-final ties on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Schalke host struggling Energie Cottbus on Friday and their local rivals Bochum and Borussia Dortmund lock horns at the Ruhrstadion on Saturday.

Bottom side Karlsruhe will slide closer towards the second division if they fail to get the better of Hoffenheim at the Wildpark Stadion while Borussia Monchengladbach will aim to climb out of the bottom three with victory at Eintracht Frankfurt .

TeamTalk / Eurosport