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.

Spanish soccer club Espanyol on Monday have called for action against Barcelona defender Mapi Leon for inappropriately touching their player Daniela Caracas during Sunday's Catalan derby in Liga F.