Osasuna stun leaders Barcelona 4-2 in Spanish league
Bryan Zaragoza has scored one goal and set up another to spark Osasuna's stunning 4-2 win over Barcelona, dealing the Spanish league leaders their first loss.
The lightning-fast forward on loan from Bayern Munich crossed for Ante Budimir to open the scoring in the 17th minute of Saturday's home match.
Zaragoza then showed some fancy high-speed dribbling to round goalkeeper Iñaki Peña on the break for 2-0 in the 28th.
Barcelona youth player Pau Víctor pulled one back for the visitors in the 53rd, but Budimir earned and converted a penalty to put the result beyond doubt in the 72nd.
Osasuna's Abel Bretones made it 4-1 in the 85th and substitute Lamine Yamal scored Barcelona's second goal.
Barcelona had recorded wins in the first seven rounds of the league. An eighth victory would have equaled a club record established in 2013. Barcelona lost their opener in the Champions League 2-1 at Monaco last week.
Barcelona remained atop the league at four points ahead of Real Madrid before the defending champions visit Atletico Madrid in a derby on Sunday.
Osasuna moved into sixth place and stayed unbeaten in Pamplona in this campaign with four wins and a draw.
Zaragoza stunned Barcelona when he cut back from the left corner before whipping in an in-swinging cross. Budimir did the rest by shouldering Pau Cubarsí out of the way and thumping his header beyond the reach of Peña.
It was soon 2-0 when Osasuna recovered the ball midfield and Pablo Ibánez launched Zaragoza on a quick attack with a long pass.
Zaragoza showed why Bayern signed him by feinting a shot before performing a rollover while at full speed to glide past Peña and poke the ball home.
"We knew that Barca was a tough side that had won everything, and that we had to go out there to bite," Zaragoza said.
He enjoyed a breakout 2022-23 season at Granada where he scored 11 goals before he was signed by Bayern through 2029. But after only making seven appearances for the German powerhouse, they sent him to Osasuna to gain playing time.
Hansi Flick rotated his Barcelona lineup by leaving Yamal, Raphinha, Íñigo Martínez and Alejandro Balde on the bench. In their place, Flick once again dipped into Barcelona's youth squad and gave starts to 19-year-old Sergi Dominguez and 22-year-olds Víctor and Gerard Martín.
"It is normal that we have rotations, we play lots of games," Barcelona's Pedri González said. "It It can't be an excuse. The 11 of us had to go out there ready to play, but the halftime score was too much."
Barcelona were playing their third league game of the week and have a game against Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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