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Chapecoense soccer team player Alan Ruschel gestures to supporters after a training session at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Ruschel is one of the six passengers that survived in the Chapecoense air crash, which killed 71 people, including 19 team players almost two months ago in Colombia. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Chapecoense soccer team player Alan Ruschel gestures to supporters after a training session at the Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Ruschel is one of the six passengers that survived in the Chapecoense air crash, which killed 71 people, including 19 team players almost two months ago in Colombia. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Andre Penner/Associated Press

Alan Ruschel to Play vs. Barcelona After Surviving November Plane Crash

Rob Blanchette
Jul 28, 2017

Alan Ruschel will feature for Chapecoense against Barcelona in a friendly on August 7, after surviving the plane crash that killed 71 people last November.

Squawka News confirmed the player will return for his team at the Camp Nou, as the defender resumes his career.

Per ESPN.co.uk, the 27-year-old recently made his comeback for the side in a friendly against Brazilian club Ypiranga, coming on as a substitute in the second half.

Chapecoense tragically lost 19 players as their plane crashed in Colombia on their way to the Copa Sudamericana final.

The Brazilian side will take on Barca for the Joan Gamper Trophy, which is traditionally played for before the Blaugrana start their La Liga season.

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