Barcelona: La Liga side Espanyol face sanctions from Spain's anti-violence commission for offensive chants and banners aimed at Barcelona players in the side’s Copa del Rey meeting on Wednesday. The final of a series of three bad-tempered Catalan derbies in 12 days saw the Espanyol fans target Colombian popstar Shakira — the partner of Barca defender Gerard Pique —Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Barca won the game 2-0 to progress to the quarter-finals 6-1 on aggregate.

Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi (in red) shoots to score against Espanyol in the Spanish Copa del Rey Round of 16 second leg tie in Cornella near Barcelona yesterday. Pic/AFP