Alcacer: I left Barcelona because I wanted to be happy and play more Spain Spanish forward has started very well for Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund had Paco Alcacer to thank for their most recent victory over Augsburg, with the Spanish goalscorer netting a hat-trick, and the former Barcelona forward has made it clear that he left the Camp Nou in order to play more football.

Despite signing from Valencia to provide competition for Luis Suarez, Alcacer was never truly comfortable in Catalonia and struggled to regularly break into the team under either Luis Enrique or Ernesto Valverde.

"I decided to look for minutes away from Barcelona," he admitted in his international press conference with La Roja.

"After having two years with Barcelonaand not playing an important role, not everything went as I'd hoped.

"I'm happy now, in the end it comes down to decision making."

In just three Bundesliga appearances, all from the bench, Alcacer has already netted six goals, whilst also finding the net in his sole Champions League appearance of the campaign, and the 25-year-old feels his new teammates have had a sizeable role in his success.

"All my teammates have helped me from my very first day," he confirmed.

"I had a little bit of difficulty with the language and the cultural change, but they made it very easy for me to adapt.

"My family are also with me."

Barcelona made further attacking reinforcements during the summer with Malcom arriving from Bordeaux, and the former Los Che academy graduate simply felt as if playing time would be too hard to come by.

"The decisions that I make, I've made them, my conversations with Ernesto [Valverde] are private," he added.

"I decided to look for minutes away from the club.

"At Barcelona with Luis Suarez, [Lionel] Messi, [Ousmane] Dembele... it's very complicated to play."

Despite this, the Spanish international's return to form and good relationship with Luis Enrique has seen him return to the international fold ahead of clashes with Wales and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"Coming here to the national team is a source of pride, I'm happy with the work I've been doing and my goal is to keep being called up," he explained.

"Luis Enrique is a very serious coach, he's direct and tells you things clearly.

"The level of the team is very high, and the start I've made to be in the national team has to continue.

"I won't let my effort drop."