Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | League Stage | Pre Match
Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
This is the first European meeting between Crvena Zvezda and Barcelona since October 1996 in the Cup Winners’ Cup, a 1-1 draw with Giovanni cancelling out a Zoran Jovičić opener for the Serbians.
2
Crvena Zvezda have won two of their nine major European matches against Barcelona (D1 L6), with both wins coming during the 1960s in the Fairs Cup – 3-2 in December 1962 and 1-0 in January 1963.
3
Crvena Zvezda have lost 81% of their matches in the UEFA Champions League (P21 W2 D2 L17), the worst ratio of any team with 20+ games played in the competition’s history.
4
Since losing 2-1 to Monaco on MD1, Barcelona have won their two UEFA Champions League games this season, winning 5-0 against Young Boys and 4-1 against Bayern München. Barça last scored 4+ goals in three consecutive European Cup games in the 1959-60 season (once vs Milan, twice vs Wolves).
5
Crvena Zvezda have lost their last seven UEFA Champions League matches. The last side to lose eight in a row across consecutive seasons were Benfica between March 2017 and September 2018.
