Barca stunned by Russia's Rubin

MADRID: Holders Barcelona suffered their first European defeat in 10 months, falling to a shock 2-1 home loss at the hands of Rubin Kazan in their Champions League Group F match on Tuesday.

Russian champions Rubin produced the biggest win in their history to defeat the reigning European champions with Turkish midfielder Gokdeniz Karadeniz netting a 73rd-minute winner to stun the Camp Nou.

It was Barcelona's first Champions League defeat since Dec 9 when Pep Guardiola's side lost 3-2 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk at the group stage - although they had already qualified - and the result blows the group wide open with all four teams capable of reaching the last 16.