Valencia walked off the field during their La Liga game against Cádiz after Mouctar Diakhaby said he was racially abused by Cádiz defender Juan Cala. The Valencia coach Javi Gracia later said, 'We spoke with Diakhaby and he told us he was not OK to play but he said he understood that we would play to avoid any punishment'. The club reportedly could have faced a points deduction for not returning to the game. Diakhaby was substituted and Valencia went on to lose 2-1.

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