Madrid:&nbsp;Barcelona defender Dani Alves responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet during a game at Villarreal by picking up the fruit, peeling and then eating it before proceeding to take a corner kick.
Alves said after the match that humor is the best way to combat racism in sports.
<img title="Dani Alves" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jun/alves28apr.jpg" alt="Dani Alves" /> Dani Alves. Pic/ AFP
"We have suffered this in Spain for some time," Alves said. "You have to take it with a dose of humor. We aren't going to change things easily. "If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective."
Alves has often been subjected to racist taunts and called fighting racism "a lost war" in January 2013, after segments of Real Madrid's fans abused him with monkey chants during a match. During the match yesterday, Alves had already played a key part in sparking his team's 3-2 comeback when his off-target shot was turned into an own goal Gabriel Armando in the 65th.
And shortly after the banana incident, Alves launched a cross that Mateo Musacchio headed into his own goal in the 78th before Lionel Messi scored Barcelona's winner. The win kept Barcelona four points from league leader Atletico Madrid.&nbsp;

Barcelona defender responded to a racist taunt when a banana landed at his feet during a game at Villarreal by picking up the fruit, peeling and then eating it before taking a corner kick

Barcelona's Dani Alves eats banana in response to racist taunt

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