Looking at the intention behind this, it was to racially mock Dani's appearnace as well as cultural rooting. "We have suffered this in Spain for some time," Alves said. "You have to take it with a dose of humour. We aren't going to change things easily. If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective."
The support for Dani Alves grew rapidely on social media starting with his team-mate Neymar extending to the Brazillian president Dilma Rousseff.
Many people posted pictures of themselves posing with a banana as a supporting gesture.
Neymar in support comments "We are all monkeys" while Brazil's president quotes, "The player Dani Alves gave a daring and strong response to racism in sports."