Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves will stand trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

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• Dani Alves to stand trial
• Brazilian charged with sexual assault
• No date set for full-back's trial

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 40-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona last December. He was arrested in January and held in a prison. A court in Barcelona has decided that there is sufficient grounds to take the case to court.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The former full-back, who insists he had consensual sex with his accuser, faces between four and 15 years in prison if found guilty of the charges.

• WHAT THE COURT SAID

  A document released by the court and signed by three judges read: "The statements of the alleged victim and the witnesses statements and experts' reports that appear in the case must be considered as sufficient for this purpose, without prejudice to the final outcome following the plenary phase."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR DANI ALVES?

  No date has been set for the former Barcelona, Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain defender's trial.

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