Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has been publicly accused of "taking the p*ss" and showing a lack of respect during Barca's 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Sunday evening, where he pretended to take a free-kick seven times; which in turn prompted an angry reaction from Fabian Orellana - who threw a piece of turf at the Spaniard and was consequently sent off.

Pablo Hernandez had this to say to the media, in the post-match interview: "I'm sure Fabian is regretting it, but he wasn't the only one to think about doing the same thing. I considered it and I was on the bench. Pretending to take a free-kick seven times... it's something that passes through your mind. Some people react in this way and others don't. More than one of us would have done the same thing. You can't take over a minute to take a free-kick and fake it seven times. It hurts because they're taking the p*ss. We are colleagues and I think they should respect us."

Then, 28-year-old creative midfielder Hernandez went on to say this about officials giving Barcelona an advantage: "It's obvious, everyone can see it. Little details make a big difference - that's where Barca's advantage comes from. There are other people who have to speak on our behalf, we have to concentrate on playing. The people upstairs know what they have to do. It's one thing to do it against a big team and another to do it against a smaller side. It happens to us all the time and it gets on our nerves."  

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