Barcelona: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez faces a ban of up to three Copa del Rey (King's Cup) matches after being cited in the referee's report for calling Espanyol players 'a waste of space' at the end of a heated Catalan derby.


Barcelonas Luis Suarez reacts after missing a scoring opportunity during a Spanish Copa del Rey Round-of-16 first leg tie against Espanyol on Wednesday

Barca won the first leg of the Copa de Rey last-16 tie between the sides 4-1 on Wednesday as Espanyol had two players sent-off and were lucky to escape further punishment as goalkeeper Pau Lopez's violent stamp on Lionel Messi went unseen.