Luis Suarez was involved in a tunnel incident following Barca's win over Espanyol, according to match officials.
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Luis Suarez has been banned for two games for his role in a tunnel incident after Barcelona's win over local rivals Espanyol in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Barcelona, who won an ill-tempered match 4-1 with eight Espanyol players booked and two sent off, immediately issued a statement saying they plan to appeal the ban.
After the final whistle, a scuffle between the two teams occurred in the tunnel where, according to referee Martinez Munuera's report, the former Liverpool man taunted his opponents.
Although Barca reportedly communicated a different version of events to the authorities, the Spanish FA's disciplinary committee has decided to impose a two-game sanction -- taking in the return leg at Espanyol's Cornella el-Prat stadium next Wednesday, and a likely quarterfinal first leg.
Espanyol players Pape Diop and Hernan Perez, who were both sent off during Wednesday's game, have each received one-match punishments and will miss the second leg of the round-of-16 tie.
In announcing their appeal, Barca said Suarez had not used the words the referee wrote in his report.
"Barcelona received notification on Friday from the Spanish Football Federation that striker Luis Suarez was to face a two-match suspension for taking part incidents between players from Barca and Espanyol in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms following Wednesday's Copa del Rey last 16 first leg at Camp Nou," the statement said.
"Barcelona will immediately proceed to appeal the ban. If the sanction holds up, Suarez would miss the return leg next Wednesday and a hypothetical first leg of the quarterfinals, should Barca qualify. In the appeal, FC Barcelona is expected to argue that the player, as he later stated, did not use the allegedly offensive words that were attributed to him in the referee's official notes following the match."
Speaking at Friday's tense news conference before the punishment was announced, Blaugrana coach Luis Enrique said he did not want to comment.
"Barcelona received notification on Friday from the Spanish Football Federation that striker Luis Suarez was to face a two-match suspension for taking part incidents between players from Barca and Espanyol in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms following Wednesday's Copa del Rey last 16 first leg at Camp Nou," the statement said.
"Barcelona will immediately proceed to appeal the ban. If the sanction holds up, Suarez would miss the return leg next Wednesday and a hypothetical first leg of the quarterfinals, should Barca qualify. In the appeal, FC Barcelona is expected to argue that the player, as he later stated, did not use the allegedly offensive words that were attributed to him in the referee's official notes following the match."
Speaking at Friday's tense news conference before the punishment was announced, Blaugrana coach Luis Enrique said he did not want to comment.
"Barcelona received notification on Friday from the Spanish Football Federation that striker Luis Suarez was to face a two-match suspension for taking part incidents between players from Barca and Espanyol in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms following Wednesday's Copa del Rey last 16 first leg at Camp Nou," the statement said.
"Barcelona will immediately proceed to appeal the ban. If the sanction holds up, Suarez would miss the return leg next Wednesday and a hypothetical first leg of the quarterfinals, should Barca qualify. In the appeal, FC Barcelona is expected to argue that the player, as he later stated, did not use the allegedly offensive words that were attributed to him in the referee's official notes following the match."
Speaking at Friday's tense news conference before the punishment was announced, Blaugrana coach Luis Enrique said he did not want to comment.
"Barcelona received notification on Friday from the Spanish Football Federation that striker Luis Suarez was to face a two-match suspension for taking part incidents between players from Barca and Espanyol in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms following Wednesday's Copa del Rey last 16 first leg at Camp Nou," the statement said.
"Barcelona will immediately proceed to appeal the ban. If the sanction holds up, Suarez would miss the return leg next Wednesday and a hypothetical first leg of the quarterfinals, should Barca qualify. In the appeal, FC Barcelona is expected to argue that the player, as he later stated, did not use the allegedly offensive words that were attributed to him in the referee's official notes following the match."
Speaking at Friday's tense news conference before the punishment was announced, Blaugrana coach Luis Enrique said he did not want to comment.
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