Capsule for preparing beverages, comprising: - an essentially closed housing which is at least partially filled with a substance to be extracted and/or dissolved, such as ground coffee, for preparing a beverage, wherein the housing is defined at least by a peripheral wall , a bottom wall connected to the peripheral wall, and a laterally protruding engaging edge connected to the peripheral wall at a distance from the bottom wall in order to allow the capsule to be clamped into a capsule holder of a device for preparing beverages; and - at least one essentially closed closing element configured to allow beverage to flow from the capsule , which closing element is connected to the laterally protruding engaging edge for sealing the substance into the capsule, wherein at least a part of the closing element is composed of a laminated foil , wherein the foil is configured so as to tear as a result of pressure build-up in the capsule when water is injected into the capsule , said foil comprising: o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. - an essentially closed housing which is at least partially filled with a substance to be extracted and/or dissolved, such as ground coffee, for preparing a beverage, wherein the housing is defined at least by a peripheral wall , a bottom wall connected to the peripheral wall, and a laterally protruding engaging edge connected to the peripheral wall at a distance from the bottom wall in order to allow the capsule to be clamped into a capsule holder of a device for preparing beverages; and - at least one essentially closed closing element configured to allow beverage to flow from the capsule , which closing element is connected to the laterally protruding engaging edge for sealing the substance into the capsule, wherein at least a part of the closing element is composed of a laminated foil , wherein the foil is configured so as to tear as a result of pressure build-up in the capsule when water is injected into the capsule , said foil comprising: o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. o at least one weakened layer , which weakened layer is provided with at least one weakened area, and which weakened layer preferably faces the substance held by the housing, o at least one carrier layer which is at least partially composed of paper and/or of another material which does not soften and/or melt at a temperature between 70 and 120 degrees Celsius, and characterized in that it comprises o at least one least oxygen barrier layer , which barrier layer is essentially impermeable to oxygen, and which oxygen barrier layer is situated in between said weakened layer and said carrier layer. <EOS>