Copa del Rey, Barcelona and Guadalajara
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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Copa del Rey clash between CD Guadalajara and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
But the most remarkable thing about the game was Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s return to the starting XI. The 33-year-old made his first Barca appearance since the final home game of last season back in May. The prospect of seeing Ter Stegen wearing the Barca shirt again was very much in doubt after the club openly tried to offload him in the summer.
After beating Osasuna in the league, attention now switches to the defence of the Copa del Rey trophy, in which the first and hopefully not last challenge is for Barça to get past lower league outfit Deportivo Guadalajara, a side they have never met before. Locally, the game kicks off at 9pm CET.
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