Jovicic: Go out, do your best and the result will come

- A duel with such a team was a football holiday. Barcelona came to us, a top team that was high-quality, dominant, with football names that modern teams may not have today. The rematch was played at Maracana, while in the first game we lost 3:1, although we took the lead with a goal by Bratislava Živković. At that time, the away goal was counted, so the result of 2:0 on our field was sufficient for us to pass - the former striker began.

Then he reflected on the course of the match itself, as well as on the goal he scored against the Spanish Barcelona.

* We started the game a little more cautiously, considering the kind of opponent we had against us. We were lucky, of course with effort and commitment to take the lead in the 46th minute. I scored a goal, and people still ask me how it felt. At that moment, it was adrenaline and a dose of satisfaction, as well as happiness that we scored a goal, because we wanted to give more. Unfortunately, we conceded a goal quickly. In our opinion, as well as that of the general public and experts, we played a good match. We had more chances, among them Perica Ognjenović's post, and Miodrag Pantelić and I also had opportunities. Barcelona passed, but we left an example for new generations when big games are played, which is that you should go out and do your best and the result will come by itself.

The crowd was the 12th player of our team even then.

- Unofficially, although back then there were no chairs on the north and south stands, so the capacity was higher than today, it was almost 90,000. The atmosphere was beautiful. We were used to the tunnel, support from the north and our 12th player, but it was special for us when whistles were handed out to everyone present at the Maracana. So at one point, when we were going out on the field, the whole stadium was whistling with the help of whistles. Sometimes I imagine and remember, toys of the size like Laurent Blanc and Ronaldo and how they stared at each other. They didn't care.

The famous striker pointed out that the red and whites should bravely and with a lot of effort to face Barcelona in the next game in the Champions League.

- Each generation carries something special and sometimes it is ungrateful to compare. Players should simply understand and try to experience the upcoming game as a pleasure. If you go out on the field, you give your best, and you know that you are physically ready, that you have trained, and that the coach has given you certain tasks, and you also have qualities - that's why you are a Red Star player. Just give your best, fulfill the tactical requirements, and the result will come by itself - said Zoran Jovičić.

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