VfL Wolfsburg warmed up for their midweek Champions League clash at Ghent with a 2-0 win over Ingolstadt on Saturday for their first victory since knocking Manchester United out of Europe last December.

Dieter Hecking's Wolfsburg won for the first time in six matches ahead of Wednesday's clash at Belgian league leaders Gent in their last 16, first-leg match.

The previous occasion when Wolves won, they consigned Louis van Gaal's Red Devils to the Europa League with a 3-2 home victory to book their place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League.

After Ingolstadt lost the ball near the halfway line in the Bundesliga match, Germany midfielder Julian Draxler finished off the move he started by giving Wolfsburg a 29th minute lead at the Volkswagen Arena.

Defender Robin Knoche then added a second just before the break when Wolfsburg's Brazil defender Naldo won a header and Knoche claimed his first goal of the season.

After playing Ghent, Wolfsburg take on Hertha Berlin, leaders Bayern Munich, bottom side Hanover 96 and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Germany's top flight before the home leg against the Belgians on March 8.