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Andres Iniesta delight at goalscoring return for Barcelona vs. Huesca

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta was relieved after scoring on his return from injury against Huesca on Wednesday.

Iniesta, 30, netted one goal and set up two others to guide Barca to a 4-0 triumph over their third division opponents in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.

The Spain international -- who had been sidelined since Oct. 25 with a right thigh injury -- completed 90 minutes for the Blaugrana, and is motivated after a fine return to first-team action.

"It's never easy to return after so long," Iniesta told his club's official website. "But I got really good feelings from the game, and this is the most important thing.

"This gives me peace of mind. When you play a football match, you always want to win and play well."

Iniesta struck his team's second goal of the game to halt his nine-month scoring drought. Barca's No.8 had previously found the net in a 4-3 triumph over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 23.

"With respect to the goal, I took a shot from outside the area and at times it goes in and others it doesn't," he added. "I struck the ball well and the ball went in."

Luis Enrique's side host city rivals Espanyol on Sunday. The Catalan outfit are second in La Liga, two points adrift of leaders Real Madrid.

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