Barcelona coach Pere Romeu has said Mapi León has his full support despite not playing the defender in Wednesday's Copa de la Reina game following last weekend's incident against Espanyol.

Spanish women’s soccer club Espanyol has expressed “complete discontent” towards the behavior of Barcelona Femení player Mapi León after the two teams faced each other on Sunday.

Barcelona defender Mapi Leon has denied touching an opponent’s “private parts” after a video surfaced of her touching the crotch of an opponent. The former Spain Women star has been accused of “violating the privacy” of Espanyol ’s Daniela Caracas following a confrontation on Sunday in the Catalan derby.

Espanyol have expressed their "total condemnation" of an "unacceptable" incident in which Barcelona's Mapi León appeared to touch their player Daniela Caracas in the crotch area during Sunday's Catalan derby in Liga F.

Espanyol express ‘total condemnation’ of incident and throw support behind Daniela Caracas after pair clash during Catalan derby

Mapi Leon was filmed touching the shorts of opponent Daniela Caracas during a derby match. She later insisted she touched her on the leg in reaction to colliding with her.

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.

Spanish football club Espanyol calls for action against Barcelona's Mapi León after she is accused of inappropriately touching opponent Daniela Caracas during a Liga F match.