BARCELONA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will face trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, a Spanish court said on Tuesday.
Alves was arrested on Jan. 20 and has been held in a prison outside Barcelona.
15 in Barcelona, which is yet to set a date for the proceedings to begin, said there were sufficient grounds for Alves to stand trial, following requests by the public prosecutor and the woman's lawyer.
In August, judges formally indicted Alves after finding evidence of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old player.
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