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Celta Vigo's Fabian Orellana handed one-match ban for throwing turf

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Celta Vigo's Fabian Orellana was sent off against Barcelona for throwing a piece of the turf at Sergio Busquets

Celta Vigo's Fabian Orellana has been handed a one-match ban following his red card for throwing grass at Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets.

The incident happened five minutes from full-time during Barcelona's 1-0 victory in Galicia on Sunday as Orellana appeared to become frustrated with Busquets' time-wasting tactics and hurled a lump of turf at him.

Busquets fell to the ground having been struck on the back of the neck and referee Inaki Vicandi Garrido elected to dismiss Orellana while Busquets was booked. Orellana will miss the game against Granada on Wednesday night.

The defeat left Celta 11th in the table with 35 points, while Barcelona moved four points clear of Real Madrid with the victory.

Watch Barcelona take on Almeria live on Sky Sports 5 HD on Wednesday 8 April from 7pm.

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