Overview
- Referee Iosu Galech invoked LaLiga's anti-racism protocol, briefly stopping the match and having the incident formally recorded before play resumed.
- Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racist language following an exchange in which both players covered their mouths.
- Foot Mercato reports the referee's match report quotes Mir as telling El Hilali, "you came on a raft," a phrase associated with migrant 'patera' crossings.
- No disciplinary sanction or independent finding has been announced, with the case logged for potential review by the league.
- The game ended 2-2 with Mir scoring a 90th-minute equaliser, and he remains under a separate rape investigation opened by a Valencia court in November 2025.