Christmas is coming, but Borussia Dortmund insist they won't gift any more points when they play Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday as they bid to keep the pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

With his side having already qualified for the knock-out stages of the Europa League, Thomas Tuchel named a weakened side for Thursday's 1-0 defeat at home to PAOK Saloniki as the hosts finished second in their group to progress to the last 16.

Now the Borussia boss is determined not to give away more points when second-placed Dortmund return to Bundesliga action at their Signal Iduna Park stadium as they try and close the five-point gap behind leaders Bayern against mid-table Eintracht.

"We took a calculated risk against Saloniki by not playing our first team to make sure we are fit for the final three games of the year," said Tuchel.

"The situation will be very different againt Frankfurt now. It's going to be a pressure-cooker environment."

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the German league's top-scorer, plus winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan and defender Soktaris are expected to return to the Dortmund team.

Against PAOK, Tuchel gave a debut to 19-year-old midfielder Pascal Stenzel, while Belgium international Adnan Januzaj, who is on loan from Manchester United, made a rare appearance on the wing.

Borussia face Augsburg away on Wednesday in the third round of the German Cup before playing Cologne away next Saturday in the final Bundesliga game before the winter break.