Las Palmas leave Barca reeling to spoil 125th anniversary

The leaders slipped to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home in La Liga.
Las Palmas leave Barca reeling to spoil 125th anniversary

Gerard Martin of FC Barcelona looks dejected after Sandro Ramirez of UD Las Palmas scores his team's first goal. Pic: Alex Caparros/Getty Images

Barcelona suffered their first home defeat of the season as Las Palmas stunned the Spanish league leaders 2-1 at Estadi OlĂ­mpic LluĂ­s Companys on Saturday.

Barcelona have played superbly in the first three months under new coach Hansi Flick. Coming into the visit of Las Palmas, Barça were flying high after convincing victories over Real Madrid in La Liga and Bayern Munich in the Champions League, winning all eight home games to start the campaign.

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