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Levante midfielder Papakouli Diop furious over Atletico Madrid fans racist chants

Levante midfielder Papakouli Diop says he was the subject of racist abuse from Atletico Madrid fans during yesterday's clash.

Atletico's title hopes suffered a big blow with a shock 2-0 defeat at Levante.

The Senegalese midfielder said he danced like a monkey in front of his alleged abusers.

"They called me monkey and I turned and imitated a monkey," Diop was quoted as saying by Marca.com. "I'm tired of racism in football. And there's a lot.

"I did the monkey dance to highlight the matter. I wanted people to know what happened.

"I do not know if it's racist or disrespectful, but they have to stop the monkey noises made by some people."

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