Paulinho plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in China. Besides him, former West Ham United striker Marko Arnautovic is also among the more than 30 overseas players and coaches still abroad
Paulinho made 63 league appearances for Guangzhou over three seasons before joining Barcelona for 40 million euros last August.
Barcelona won the match but lost Ousmane Dembele, its biggest offseason signing, midway through the first half because of an apparent muscle injury.
Paulinho has been in superb form this year, having scored 12 goals in 29 matches for Evergrande across all competitions.
Paulinho's contract is set to include a buyout clause worth up to 120 million euros ($142 million).
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