Barcelona Defeated By Boca Juniors In The Maradona Cup, Dani Alves Makes His Second Debut

Dani Alves makes his second debut (Twitter @FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Veteran Barcelona right-back Dani Alves finally made his second debut with the Blaugrana. Alves featured in the friendly between Barcelona and Boca Juniors on Tuesday night.

Reporting from Football Espana, the meeting between Barcelona and Boca Juniors took place in the Maradona Cup which was held to commemorate the one year anniversary of the departure of the football legend. This friendly match itself was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This match against Boca Junior was indeed used by Xavi Hernandez to give playing minutes to non-regular players. Xavi then gave Alves the opportunity to play to be able to pass on his experience on the field.

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In the match that took place at the King Saud University Stadium, Barcelona appeared with excellent strength. However, they had to admit the superiority of Boca Juniors who ended the match 5-4 on penalties.

During 90 minutes of normal time, the two teams drew 1-1 with Jutlga Blanc's only goal for Barca.

Alves previously had eight years in the Blaugrana's uniform, starting from 2008 to 2016 before he finally moved to Juventus on a free transfer.

Alves returned to Barcelona uniform after the seat of the Blaugrana coach was occupied by Xavi. The tactician retracts his old friend to help him create a team that opponents can fear.

Xavi's decision to re-sign Alves to be part of the Camp Nou family was not without reason. During eight years defending Barcelona, Alves managed to record 391 appearances and managed to contribute 21 goals and 101 assists in all competitions.

In addition, he also presented three Champions League titles, six Spanish League titles, 5 Copa del Rey titles and three Club World Cup titles for Barcelona.