Burgos: The record-breaking Spanish minnows beginning to dream of La Liga

Burgos: The record-breaking Spanish minnows beginning to dream of La Liga

Burgos celebrate scoring against Alaves
Burgos are second in La Liga 2, having earned 18 points despite scoring only six goals in 10 games

There can be few occasions when the 36th minute of a football match has been celebrated as much as it was at El Plantio stadium.

“We were nervous while we waited for it,” Burgos sporting director and former Swansea striker Michu tells BBC Sport.

It was during an impressive 3-0 victory over league leaders Alaves on Saturday that Burgos goalkeeper Jose Antonio Caro, known as Churripi, surpassed ex-Barcelona keeper Claudio Bravo’s Spanish record of 755 minutes without conceding a goal at the start…

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