Against the opponent - Manchester City

MUTUAL DUELS

Red Star and Manchester City have not met each other so far, so this year we are expecting the first two games in history with the current European champions. Among other things, our club and the sky blue from Manchester are the only two teams from group G of the Champions League, which can boast of the "eared" cup in the museum display cases.

ALWAYS BE WITH THE STAR

Red Star fans had the opportunity to secure tickets for the match in Manchester at the Membership Service at the "Rajko Mitić" stadium on Thursday and Friday, i.e. September 14 and 15, and Barak Bahar's team will not be alone in the most difficult away game of the season so far. . Fans who will not be able to cheer on Barak Bahar's footballers at the "Ittihad" will be able to watch the match on Zvezda TV, as well as on the YouTube channel of the same name, in the form of a studio that will start at 7:30 p.m. and will last as long as after the match.

TEAM FORM

Zvezda is currently in third place in the Serbian Superliga table after seven matches played. Barak Bahar's players have won five and lost two, have 15 points, while the goal difference is 21:7. The last game, after the international break, was played by the red and whites on Saturday, September 16. They were defeated on Banovo Brdo by Čukaricki with a score of 2:1, while the only scorer for our club was Jean-Philippe Crasso from the penalty spot. In the course of the season so far, we have celebrated against Vojvodina, Napretko, Mladosta, Spartak and Novi Pazar, while in addition to losing to Čukaricki, we also lost to Voždovac on the road.

Manchester City, on the other hand, is the only team in the English Premier League with the maximum performance, and after five played matches it has the same number of victories with a goal difference of 14:3. Pep Guardiola's team played their last match against West Ham on Saturday in London. The champion of Europe and England was celebrating after a 1:3 turnaround. Although the popular Hammers went into the break with a minimal lead, Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland scored for Manchester City in the second half. In the course of the season so far, they recorded victories against Burnley, Newcastle, Sheffield United and Fulham.

OPPOSING PLAYERS

The first star of the team is certainly Erling Haaland, although the impression is that the most important player for the team is Kevin De Bruyne, who is injured and, as things stand, will miss the first game against our team. Apart from those two, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, as well as Julián Alvarez are usually in the attack, although the forwards Nunes and Doku are also looking for minutes. Their backs are guarded by Rodri, as well as newcomer Mateo Kovačić. When it comes to the defensive line, Kyle Walker is on the right side of the line, while Nathan Ake is on the left side. The stopper tandem will consist of Ruben Dias and Josko Guardiol, although there is also John Stones, who covers almost all positions, both in defense and in the defensive midfield, and Manuel Akanji. Ederson is irreplaceable in goal.