Chapecoense plane crash survivor to play Barcelona in pre-season match

Plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel will play for Chapecoense in a pre-season friendly against Barcelona.

Chapecoense plane crash survivor to play Barcelona in pre-season match

Plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel will play for Chapecoense in a pre-season friendly against Barcelona.

The Brazilian club were travelling to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional last November when their jet carrying players, club officials and journalists came down near the Colombian city of Medellin.

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