Barcelona player denies inappropriately touching rival during match Barcelona football player Mapi Leon has denied touching the private parts of an opponent during a Liga F game.
What happened on the pitch overshadowed Barcelona's 2-0 win over Espanyol, which makes them five points clear at the top of Liga F. Espanyol added that the incident has led to Caracas, 27, being the "target" of insults on social media.
Espanyol said after the match that Leon's actions "violated the privacy" of its defender and expressed their "total discontent and condemnation" of the incident.
"I am deeply upset and disappointed, and hence reserve the right to take legal action against whomsoever might be seeking to exploit this strictly footballing incident to cause me damage and continue spreading unfounded accusations.
Footage from the match shows the pair bumped into each other, Leon then stopped and briefly touched Caracas's shorts with her right hand.
