Espanyol hit back at Barcelona’s Mapi León and say ‘footage is crystal clear’ Espanyol have insisted that the “footage is crystal clear” and dismissed the claims of the Barcelona defender Mapi León after she denied inappropriately touching opponent Daniela Caracas in the crotch area during the city derby on Sunday.
She added that Caracas was “in shock” and that the club would wait for the player to decide on any action she would want to take as she sought to come to terms with the situation.
“We want to defend our player, say that what happened is lamentable and continue from there [along the course] that our player decides, and [taking] whatever action she wants to take,” Ribalta said.
The club’s next steps, including any decision over whether to take legal action, will be guided by the wishes of Caracas, with the Spanish Liga F yet to make any public statement.
“The idea of touching the private parts of a colleague would never enter my head, it goes against my principles and I would never do such a thing,” said León.
