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Sam Marsden
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Moises Llorens
Apr 13, 2025, 10:06 AM ET
Barcelona’s Mapi León has won a two-match ban, resources have informed ESPN, after Espanyol stated she “violated the intimacy” of defender Daniela Caracas all through an incident in a fixture between the perimeters in February.
León, who refutes the allegations and might take prison motion in opposition to the ones she says are “defaming” her, served the primary sport of the suspension in Sunday’s 6-0 win over Atlético Madrid.
Resources have informed ESPN that Barça won information of the ban from the Spanish Soccer Federation [RFEF] previous this week and feature appealed the verdict.
In addition they requested Spain’s Sports activities Administrative Court docket [TAD] to droop the ban till the enchantment has been heard, however that was once no longer granted in time for the sport in opposition to Atlético on the Johan Cruyff Stadium.
León is these days because of serve the second one sport of the suspension on Wednesday, when Liga F leaders Barça host Sevilla.
Mapi León has been passed a two-game ban from the Spanish Soccer Federation. Stan Oosterhof/Soccrates/Getty Pictures
The incident took place all through the fifteenth minute of the Catalan derby in February when Caracas and León coated up at a suite piece.
The Barça defender stated one thing to her opponent whilst showing to in brief contact her inappropriately, with Espanyol condemning an “unacceptable” act.
“On the time, Caracas didn’t react as a result of the affect led to through the location,” Espanyol stated in a observation the next day.
“Later, after assimilating what took place, she was acutely aware of the seriousness of the gesture, however selected to not react angrily to keep away from a disciplinary sanction and harming the group.”
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León replied in a observation launched through Barcelona wherein she stated the incident was once a “easy row” and that she touched her opponent’s leg.
“A noise and controversy has been generated round my identify that most effective seeks to break my symbol and rules, spreading information and manipulated movements for different goals which might be obvious given what is going on this week,” she stated.
“I’m very disenchanted and disenchanted. Because of this I reserve the appropriate to take prison motion in opposition to any person who intends to make the most of this example to break me and proceed defaming me on unfounded proof.”
