Borussia Dortmund boosted by Paco Alcacer return from injury as Lucien Favre's side aim to preserve six-point lead at Bundesliga summit Paco Alcacer has recovered from muscle strain suffered before the winter break Borussia Dortmund striker in contention for Saturday trip to RB Leipzig Spaniard has scored 12 goals in 12 Bundesliga matches this season Lucien Favre's Dortmund sit six points clear of Bayern Munich at top of the table By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 06:40 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 08:19 GMT, 18 January 2019 Viewcomments Borussia Dortmund will welcome Paco Alcacer back into the fold for the Bundesliga's resumption after the Spanish striker recovered from injury. The 25-year-old - who has scored 12 goals in 12 league matches this season, mainly from the bench - went off with a muscle strain in their last game before the winter break against Borussia Monchengladbach. But in a boost for the league leaders, Alcacer will be in contention for their trip to RB Leipzig on Saturday, their manager Lucien Favre confirmed. Borussia Dortmund have been boosted by Paco Alcacer's return from injury The Spanish striker limped out of Dortmund's match with Borussia Monchengladbach before the winter break Alcacer has scored 12 goals in 12 Bundesliga matches this season - mainly from the bench Borussia Dortmund sit six points clear of defending champions Bayern Munich in the table 'His injury against Gladbach was a strain. It took some time, that's clear, but now he's fit and he is able to play,' Favre said. 'Of course he didn't participate in every training session and he didn't play a game for 90 minutes, but he will be there for sure.' Dortmund find themselves six points clear of reigning champions Bayern Munich at the half-way points of the season, having lost just a single match so far. They are chasing their first title since 2011-12 and aiming to break Bayern's stranglehold on the trophy. Bundesliga fixtures Friday Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich Saturday Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg Augsburg vs Fortuna Dusseldorf Hannover vs Werder Bremen Stuttgart vs Mainz RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Sunday Nurnberg vs Hertha Berlin Schalke vs Wolfsburg Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility