VIDEO: Barcelona's Dani Alves takes bite out of banana that was thrown by fan

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves had a banana thrown at him as he took a corner in his side's match at Villarreal on Sunday -- and decided to eat it.

The Brazilian picked up the banana and took a bite out of it before continuing on with the game.

Alves has been a regular target of racist abuse during his 12 years in Spain with both Sevilla and Barcelona.

"Utterly brilliant reaction from Alves. Treat the racist berk with complete disdain!," tweeted former England international Gary Lineker who once played for Barcelona.