Uefa has condemned the racist abuse of Levante midfielder Pape Diop on Sunday and called for authorities in Spain to take "appropriate action".

Seven days after after Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves ate a banana thrown at him while he was taking a corner, Senegalese midfielder Diop was subjected to monkey taunts at the end of Levante's crucial 2-0 victory over Atlético Madrid. He responded by dancing before being dragged away by team-mates and called for more protection for players.

"Uefa and its president Michel Platini strongly condemn all forms of discrimination including recent racist behaviour of fans in Spain," Platini's spokesman Pedro Pinto said in a message on Twitter on Monday.

"Uefa has tough rules and sanctions against all forms of discrimination for all of its competitions. Where instances occur outside of our jurisdiction, we support appropriate action being taken by the relevant authorities."

The Spanish League also issued a statement which vowed to hunt down those responsible and warned that it intends to introduce "special training" to avoid any more instances of racism at games.

"The Professional League of Spanish Football (LFP) and, in particular, its Department of Integrity, is strongly against any discriminatory, violent, racist, xenophobic or intolerant act, especially in the environment of football and sports," read the statement.

"At this respect the LFP warns that it has been proposing before the Sports Anti-violence Commission sanctions for big or minor offenses according to the 2007 law against violence, xenophobia, racism and intolerance within sports regarding the last events that took place in some stadiums during the last days.

"In any case, the LFP will fight against this kind of behavior and announces that will impose compulsory training courses to the clubs associated to the LFP in order to prevent these events to happen again."

Spanish sports daily Marca reported that a delegation of Atlético players visited Diop in the changing rooms after the match to offer their apologies, althoughthere was no official public reaction from the club.

"Diop's little dance directed at the Atlético fans was over the top," Barcelona-based sports daily Mundo Deportivo said on Monday. "But the alleged racist shouts were, too... just like any other insult."