Many were baffled by Bayern Munich’s decision to loan summer signing Bryan Zaragoza back to Spain, a perceived comfort zone where he spent his formative years, instead of letting him go to another team in the Bundesliga to help him continue to acclimatize to Germany. But perhaps we may have found the reason for this decision: To help defeat FC Barcelona, of course.
OK, perhaps helping Zaragoza rediscover his confidence and letting him join a club on the rise this season, like Osasuna is, were the real reasons Bayern were eager to agree to this loan, but it is unbelievable how the former Granada CF player blossoms when playing against Barcelona. He contributed a goal and an assist in a thrilling 4-2 victory over the Blaugranas, something that caught Bayern’s eye and lead to special praise from the club, as captured by @iMiaSanMia:
Bastian Wernscheid, executive assistant at FC Bayern, contacted Osasuna representatives after their win over Barcelona on Saturday to congratulate them for the result, for the football played by Osasuna and especially to convey Bayern’s satisfaction for Bryan Zaragoza’s great performance
This result sees Osasuna climb up to 7th in the table, with Zaragoza’s 2 goal contributions today bring him up to 3 for the season. With a little more consistent magic from the little Spaniard, who knows how far Osasuna can go?
