Barca's Leon banned for allegedly touching opponent's groin

Barcelona defender Mapi Leon has been banned for 2 Liga F matches pursuing an incident pinch Espanyol defender Daniela Caracas successful February.

The Spain world was accused of "violating nan privacy" of Colombia defender Caracas connected 10 February aft appearing to touch her successful nan groin area while Espanyol defended a area kick.

Espanyol expressed their "total discontent and condemnation" of nan incident aft a video of nan clip went viral connected societal media.

Liga F has confirmed to BBC Sport that Leon has been fixed a two-match suspension "due to nan incident pinch Daniela Caracas" and would not beryllium making immoderate further statement.

She served nan first lucifer of nan suspension past play against Atletico Madrid and will miss Barcelona's adjacent convention crippled against Real Madrid.

Leon denied inappropriately rubbing Caracas, saying location was "no interaction pinch her backstage parts".

"At nary clip did I, nor was it my intention, infringe upon nan intimacy of my chap master Daniela Caracas," she said.

Barcelona grounded pinch an entreaty complete nan suspension.

The Catalans are 4 points clear of rivals Real Madrid astatine nan apical of Liga F, pinch 5 matches of nan play remaining.