FK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) play host to FC Barcelona in Matchday 4 of the UCL 2024-25 at the Red Star Stadium. Belgrade sit at 33rd position in the Champions League points table after taking zero points from three matches. Belgrade lost all three matches that they played in the Champions League thus far. However, they are top in the Serbian SuperLiga with 37 points in 13 games.
Meanwhile, FC Barcelona are at 10th position in the Champions League points table with six points in three games. They have won two games and lost one game. Meanwhile, they are at the top of the Laliga points table with 33 points in the 12 games that they have played so far.
Belgrade comes into this match with a league win against Vojvodina and had their last UCL match in the losing end against AS Monaco. Hansi Flick's team won their last league match against Espanyol and won their last UCL match against Bayern Munich. They are the hard nut to crack currently and the favorite of the match.
Kick-off:
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 1:30 AM IST
Venue: Red Star Stadium
Form:
Red Star Belgrade (in all competitions): W-W-W-L-W
FC Barcelona (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W
Injuries and Team News:
Ognjen Mimovic and Omri Glazer are doubtful for this game for Red Star Belgrade.
For FC Barcelona, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres, Marc Bernal, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Ronald Araujo will miss the game with injuries.
Head-to-Head:
They haven’t faced each other in the Champions League yet.
Predicted Lineup:
Red Star Belgrade Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)
Ilic; Seol, Dijca, Spajic, Rodic; Krunic, Kanga; Silas, Maksimovic, Milson; Ndiaye
FC Barcelona Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):
Pena; Kounde, Cubrasi, Inigo, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Match Predictions:
FC Barcelona have been one of the most dangerous attacking units in Europe this season and have been in a consistent run of winning matches. We expect them to comprehensively win against Red Star Belgrade.
Prediction: Red Star Belgrade 0-5 FC Barcelona
Telecast Details:
India – Sony Sports Network, SonyLiv
UK – Amazon Prime Video, Discovery+
US – Paramount+
