Valencia has been handed a partial stadium closure for five matches following the racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr.
Valencia were also fined 45,000 euros (£39,000).
Valencia’s south stand is closed and the club has 10 working days to appeal.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) also said that Vinicius, 22, will not be suspended after being sent off in the 97th minute of the match. 1-0 loss.
The RFEF said in a statement that the referee’s decision to send off Vinicius was because he was “deprived of a decisive part of the facts”, adding that it was “impossible for him to properly assess what happened “.
Explaining the partial closure of the stadium, the RFEF added: “It is considered proven that, as shown by the referee in his minutes, there were racist shouts at Vinicius, which changed the normal course of the game and considers violations very seriously.”
The match was stopped in the second half as an angry Vinicius reported the opposition fans to the referee.
Real have reported the abuse to Vinicius to the Spanish prosecutor’s office as a hate crime.
La Liga teams stand against racism
Vinicius has been the target of racist abuse several times this season and the latest incident has seen him receive support from the football world.
And there was widespread condemnation of how the incident was handled, including from the Brazilian government.
Before Tuesday night’s games between Real Valladolid and Barcelona, and Celta Vigo and Girona, players and match officials stood behind banners that read “Racism, out of football “.
Barcelona winger Raphinha showed a message of support for his countryman in the second half when he was substituted.
La Liga said it request “additional authorization powers” so that it can punish incidents of racism, after the management of the Spanish league in the incident in Valencia received widespread condemnation.
After the match, Vinicius and La Liga president Javier Tebas were involved in a row on Twitter, after the Brazilian said that La Liga “belongs to racists” and “in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists”.
Tebas responded by saying that Vinicius twice did not show up for a meeting to discuss what “it could do to cases of racism”, adding: “Before you criticize and slander La Liga, you should to inform yourself properly.”
