Dudić: Marakana is an advantage of Zvezda that no one has

- It's always nice to remember those two duels and bring back the memories even for a moment. That generation had something special, and the Maracana showed against Young Boys and PSV why it is considered impregnable. The Dutch then, led by Van Bommel, went all the way to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and we beat them at our stadium. It's incredible when you play in front of a full stadium, the fans gave us the wind at our backs and we gave twice as much as we could at that moment - began Dudić.

He is delighted with the atmosphere in Belgrade, Zvezda showed quality against Bode.

- We really looked fantastic. In Norway, a totally different development of the situation was seen, while in Belgrade we were great. Milojević set up a great tactic to which the Bode players could not respond. We showed that we are a better team and that we deserve a place in the Champions League. In that kind of atmosphere, another set of events is impossible, it was obvious that the guests were confused, it is certainly a very different experience when you play in front of more than 50 thousand people. I don't know what will happen until the end of the transfer window, but I believe they have enough time to take everything to another higher level and make a good result in the Champions League.

The new competition system is challenging, Zvezda can go far.

- The new format of the competition is quite different from the period when we played, but I like it a lot. Teams that are of a lower rank have a chance, it's a different story when you have to host four teams, even if they are big ones. This is precisely the advantage of Zvezda in this part of the competition. Benfica, Stuttgart and PSV are coming to the Maracana, so it can be said that in many duels Zvezda is a slight favorite. In addition, it will be great to welcome one Barcelona, which will see a feeling that has never been experienced before - a full stadium will cheer its players with the roar of the stands. As far as away games are concerned, we showed just a few years ago that we can handle Milan. There are Young Boys and Monaco with whom Zvezda can play openly. Everything depends on the situation, but also the game itself. If everything matches, we can go to the knockout phase.

Maracana once again showed that it is an impregnable fortress, with such fans Zvezda can fight anyone.

- Everyone has to mention the fans, they are something that Red Star cannot do without. No matter how bad things are for you and you think it's over, they recharge your batteries with their song and support and make you twice as good a player. I remember what it was like to play in front of a full Maracana, a truly indescribable feeling. We lost convincingly in the second leg with PSV, but we beat them at home. This shows the power of the Maracana and that the fans are really Zvezda's 12th player - said Dudić.

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