FC Barcelona: Sergio Busquets To Miss Final If Proven Guilty of Racial Abuse

UEFA are set to hold a disciplinary hearing to investigate claims that Barcelona's Sergio Busquets racially abused Real Madrid fullback Marcelo.

If proven guilty, Busquets could face a ban of up to five Champions League games, which would effectively rule him out of the Champions League final against Manchester United on May 28.

Real Madrid posted a video on their website last month, allegedly showing Barcelona midfielder Busquets calling Marcelo a "mono"—Spanish for monkey—during the Spanish champions' 2-0 win in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal.

According to a report, UEFA said the following. 

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UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, who is alleged to have violated article 11 of the disciplinary regulations by directing racist abuse towards a Real Madrid player in the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg between the clubs on April 27.

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This is the latest controversy to come out of the ill-fated Clasico series, which saw Barcelona's Pinto and Jose Mourinho banned for five matches earlier in the week.

The Busquets case is set be heard on Sunday, with a decision due the day after.