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Wojciech Szczesny is in line to make his Barcelona debut against Alaves in La Liga on Sunday – just over a month since he had announced his retirement.<\/b><\/p>\n
Former Poland international Szczesny, 34, announced that he was hanging up his gloves after his contract with Juventus was terminated, but has now reversed that decision after Barca lost first-choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to a serious knee injury<\/a> in their 5-1 win against Villarreal last month.<\/p>\n “He is not going for the money at Barcelona, I can tell you that much,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague said on the Euro Leagues podcast.<\/p>\n “They needed something after the injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen. I get the impression he is coming to be the number one and play in the big games, and have an experience that will run until next summer.”<\/p>\n Barca go into the game looking to bounce back from their 4-2 defeat by Osasuna,<\/a> as reigning champions Real Madrid look to do the same after their 36-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended against Lille<\/a> in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Carlo Ancelotti’s side play Villarreal at the Bernabeu and trail Hansi Flick\u2019s Barca side by three points.<\/p>\n “Defeat is an opportunity, if we take it and react well,” Ancelotti said. <\/p>\n “We are self-critical. There are times when you have to reconnect and you need to do it quickly.<\/p>\n “Sometimes a good run makes you think you’re invincible, but a defeat brings you back to reality. We are still not at our level, we have players who are not at their best.<\/p>\n Kylian Mbappe returned as a substitute at Lille after a thigh injury and the France striker may start this weekend, with Andriy Lunin set to deputise in goal again for the injured Thibaut Courtois.<\/p>\n Girona and Atletico Madrid also suffered Champions League defeats on Wednesday and both are in action on Sunday, against Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n