"RCD Espanyol defend our player and condemn any act that threatens the integrity of the players on the pitch. We firmly believe in respect and sportsmanship as fundamental values in football and we hope that this type of situation will be treated with the ...

The incident occurred in Sunday's Liga F game, with video footage appearing to show the Barcelona defender inappropriately touching Caracas.

Espanyol issued a statement on Monday condemning Barcelona's Mapi Leon, who made a gesture the club described as "unacceptable" and "violated" the privacy of Daniela Caracas during a Liga F match on Sunday.