2 weeks Ago By Dom Farrell
Red Star Belgrade were hammered 5-1 by Monaco on their previous UEFA Champions League outing and now face arguably the most daunting task in European football right now when Barcelona visit the Serbian capital. Hansi Flick's side also have a defeat to Monaco on their ledger this season, going down in the principality after Eric Garcia was sent off in their opening league-phase game. Since then, the Blaugrana have gone from strength to strength, beating Young Boys 5-0 in their next Champions League match before clinically dismantling Bayern Munich 4-1 last time out.
Barca have also had fun at the expense of their two bitterest domestic foes in consecutive weekends, brushing aside city rivals Espanyol 3-1 a week on from silencing the Santiago Bernabeu with a stunning 4-0 triumph over Spanish and European champions Real Madrid. The Sporting News looks at the latest team news and confirmed lineups for this league-phase match in the Champions League WATCH: UEFA Champions League with a FREE trial of Paramount+ in USA | A new era of UEFA Champions League in Australia, only on Stan Sport Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona lineups, predicted starting 11, team news Red Star head coach Vladan Milojevic is likely to be without goalkeeper Omri Glazer and right-back Ognjen Mimovic once again.
Glazer has missed Red Star's past three Super Liga Srbije matches having been sidelined for almost two months by an adductor injury earlier in the season. Mimovic is on the mend from a bruised metatarsal and will at least return sooner than left winger Peter Olayinka , whose Achilles injury will keep him out until the new year. Barcelona will forever be synonymous with the original and best but will have to get the better of the latest player to be dubbed "Little Messi".
Andrija Maksimovic has made waves with Red Star this season and earned a full international debut for Serbia last month. The 17-year-old attacking midfield was on target in their 3-0 weekend win over Vojvodina. Red Star Belgrade predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): M.
Ilic (GK) — Rodic, Djiga, Spajic, Seol — Kanga, Krunic — Milson, Maksimovic, Silas — Ndiaye Injured : Glazer, Mimovic, Olayinka, Ivanic, Radonjic Suspended : None MORE: All the latest Champions League news | How does the 2024/25 Champions League work? | Full UCL match schedule Ferran Torres (hamstring), Eric Garcia (muscular) and Andreas Christensen (Achilles) are all expected to be back in action later this month but the trip to Belgrade comes too soon for the trio. If Flick opts to rotate the lineup he criticised for dropping off during the second half against Espanyol, it could mean an opportunity to start for Ansu Fati and Frenkie de Jong . Fermin Lopez should get another chance from kickoff too after he excelled against Bayern, along with the fact that Flick will be wary of Dani Olmo suffering another setback.
Gavi has made four short substitute cameos after his return from an ACL injury and might be in line for a more extended run-out. Barcelona predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Pena (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde — De Jong, Pedri, Fermin Lopez — Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski, Fati Injured : Torres, Garcia, Christensen, Araujo, Bernal, Ter Stegen Suspended : None Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel Here's how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world's major regions: Region TV Streaming USA — Paramount+ , ViX Canada — DAZN UK TNT Sports 6 Amazon Prime Video Australia — Stan Sport India Sony Ten 5 Sony LIV, JioTV If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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