Jan 18, 2017 at 8.15pm UK at ​Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid
1-2
Celta Vigo
Marcelo (69')
Ramos (6')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Aspas (64'), Jonny (70')
Diaz (42'), Hernandez (45')

Iago Aspas plays down Sergio Ramos 'spit incident'

Celta Vigo's forward Iago Aspas celebrates after scoring a goal during the Spanish league football match Celta Vigo vs Real CD Espanyol at the Balaidos stadium in Vigo on December 12, 2015.
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Iago Aspas attempts to play down the incident that saw Sergio Ramos appear to spit in his direction, claiming that what happens on the field should stay on the field.

Iago Aspas has admitted that he was unaware of Sergio Ramos appearing to spit on him during Celta Vigo's meeting with Real Madrid on Wednesday evening.

The two players clashed on a couple of occasions during the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final, in a match that saw Los Blancos fall to their second successive defeat.

Pictures emerged after the game showing Ramos allegedly spitting in the direction of his opponent, just a week on from an incident that saw him feel the wrath of Sevilla fans, but Aspas was oblivious to the unsavoury incident while the match was taking place.

"I did not even notice what happened," he told Deportes Cuatro. "I only saw it when someone sent me the video. I did not even know about it at first. Things like this happen a thousand times during a game, but these things stay on the field."

Ramos was also accused of spitting at Diego Costa when the striker was playing for Atletico Madrid in 2012.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid18134148173143
2Sevilla19133342251742
3Barcelona19125251173441
4Atletico MadridAtletico19105434161835
5Real Sociedad1911263125635
6Villarreal1987426141231
7Athletic Bilbao198562421329
8Celta Vigo198382933-427
9Espanyol196852526-126
10EibarEibar197572528-326
11Las PalmasLas Palmas196762830-225
12AlavesAlaves195861720-323
13Real Betis196492030-1022
14Malaga195682733-621
15Valencia185492833-519
16Deportivo La CorunaDeportivo194782429-519
17Leganes194691531-1618
18Sporting GijonSporting Gijon1934121937-1813
19Granada1917111642-2610
20Osasuna1916122042-229