The Turkey international, now eligible to play after Barca's transfer ban came to an end, replaces Ivan Rakitic in Luis Enrique's starting XI for the Copa del Rey clash.Arda Turan has been handed his first start for Barcelona in Wednesday night's Copa del Rey clash at home to Espanyol.The 28-year-old joined from Atletico Madrid in the summer but has only just been registered due to the Spanish champions' transfer ban. Aleix Vidal, who moved to Camp Nou in an €18 million (£13.2m) deal from Sevilla in June, was also registered earlier this week and is named on Luis Enrique's bench.Turan's inclusion in the starting XI is one of just two changes Barca make following on from Saturday's 0-0 draw away to the same opponents, that time in La Liga.Marc-Andre ter Stegen replaces Claudio Bravo, as is usual in cup games, while Ivan Rakitic drops to the bench in favor of Turan, perhaps hinting at the major casualty from the Turkish star's eligibility.
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