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Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti received medical clearance to play again on Monday after his latest knee injury. Ernesto Valverde picked him in the squad to face Slavia Prague on Tuesday night at Camp Nou.
Umtiti had participated in some group sessions before being given his clearance by Barcelona medics. It's a new chance for him having seen his place taken by Clement Lenglet over the past season and a half.
Umtiti was on the bench for the first three league games -Athletic, Betis, Osasuna - but did not appear before suffering a foot injury while with the French national team. That kept him out until October. He played against Eibar at Ipurua but then suffered a knee problem in training.