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Osasuna shattered La Liga leaders Barcelona’s perfect start to the season with an emphatic 4-2 victory on Saturday.

The Catalans won their first seven matches but Hansi Flick’s rotating side suffered a serious defeat in Pamplona as Ante Budimir scored a brace either side of Bryan Zaragoza’s strike.

Pau Victor had given Barça a lifeline to bring them back into the match before Budimir scored his second from the penalty spot.

Abel Bretones added a sensational fourth from the edge of the box, before Lamine Yamal pulled one back with a fine effort of his own.

Victory would have equaled Barcelona’s best start to a league campaign with eight straight wins, but they were unable to consolidate their four-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid.

The Spanish champions travel to third-placed Atletico Madrid in a derby on Sunday.

“It’s normal, there are rotations, there are a lot of games, it’s not an excuse,” Barcelona midfielder Pedri told Movistar.

“In the second half we deserved a little more, but we conceded goals when we were at our best.”

Ahead of a Champions League match against Young Boys on Tuesday, Flick reshuffled his squad.

The coach started defenders Gerard Martin and Sergi Dominguez as well as Pablo Torre in midfield and Victor in attack.

The coach has rested Spanish Euro 2024 starlet Yamal and Brazilian winger Raphinha, among other regular picks.

As a result, Barcelona failed to get going in the first half and Osasuna winger Zaragoza took center stage.

Last season, Zaragoza scored twice while playing for Granada in a 2-2 draw against Barca, a performance which earned him a move to Bayern Munich.

On loan from the German giants, Zaragoza opened the scoring for goalscorer Budimir with a fine cross, which the Croatian easily nodded home in the 18th minute after escaping the attentions of Dominguez.

Zaragoza finished the second game themselves 10 minutes later after being sent through on goal, the winger rounding goalkeeper Inaki Pena with a good roll of the ball then slotting into the empty net.

Barcelona complained about a foul on Victor during the build-up, but the referee dismissed their complaints.

The leaders created little themselves, with the best opening going to Ferran Torres. However, the Spanish winger poorly controlled entering the area and was quickly engulfed by the Osasuna defense.

Yamal, Raphinha and Ansu Fati warmed up at half-time, with Barcelona having to look to their stars for a comeback.

Before Flick had time to send them away, Victor brought Barcelona back into the game.

Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera gave the ball away with a bad throw, intercepted by Martin, who fed Victor.

The striker fired an early shot that Herrera, who slipped as he returned to his goal, should have saved but couldn’t.

Flick took off top scorer Robert Lewandowski, largely uninvolved, with 20 minutes remaining and moved Torres into the middle to close the gap.

However, Osasuna almost immediately increased their lead when 19-year-old central defender Dominguez mowed down Budimir in the area as he went to shoot.

The striker buried the penalty with a weak effort that hit hard enough to beat Pena despite diving the right way.

Ruben Pena wasted a glorious opportunity to grab a fourth as he headed towards goal, but he was caught in two minds: pass or shoot, and Eric Garcia hit back to dispossess him as he trailed.

The Bretones, on the other hand, were lethal from the edge of the box when he collected the ball and powered an effort past Barca keeper Pena.

Yamal fought back brilliantly from distance and set up Torres who hit the post, but it was too little, too late.

Osasuna moved up to sixth and Zaragoza said their side were determined to beat the leaders.

“We knew Barça were an incredible team, they had won everything and we knew we had to stay there, and that’s how we went there,” explained the winger.

“It’s a special game and really enjoyable to play.”