Valencia fan handed 6-month ban

The Valencia fan who threw a bottle at Barcelona players at the Mestalla has been handed a six-month stadium ban and a €3,001 fine.

The Anti-Violence Commission of Spanish sport gave the 17-year-old, who has since expressed his regret, the punishment for the incident which happened at Valencia's Mestalla stadium on 22 October.

"From the moment it left my hand, I realised the seriousness of my mistake," the minor said on 99.99 Valencia Radio four days after the incident.

"I completely regret it, as it isn't an act that defines me as a person, nor does it define Valencia's great fan-base."

The incident has had ramifications since, with Barcelona players being accused of inciting the Valencia fans by the league's president Javier Tebas, with the Catalan club then withdrawing all support for the chief.

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