Barcelona’s controversial forward, Luis Suarez, who has been in terrific form, is in the news for the wrong reason. The Uruguayan is alleged to have sparked a bust-up in the tunnel, which took the effort of security team and coaches from both sides to defuse.
If found guilty, Suarez could face disciplinary action for the threats he issued Espanyol’s players after Barcelona’s 4-1 victory in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday evening.
As contained in the official report of the referee, Suarez sparked a clash between both sets of players in the tunnel after the match had ended.
“Once in the tunnel, Barça’s No.9, Suarez, Luis, while the Espanyol players were coming up the stairs, waited for them and shouted at them on various occasions,” read the report.
“He [Suarez] said: ‘I’m waiting for you, come here! You’re a waste of space.’
“It provoked a confrontation between players of both clubs and the present security guards had to get involved, as did coaches of both teams.”
In the report, the referee, Juan Martinez Munuera, explained that Diop was “sent off for directing the following words at an opponent – ‘I shit on your whore mother’.”
The match ended 4-1 in favour of Barcelona. Lionel Messi’s double was followed by goals from Gerard Pique and Neymar to seal victory at Camp Nou but Espanyol had both Hernán Pérez and Pape Diop sent off in a fiery second half.
