Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona

Red Star will welcome Barcelona to the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade on Wednesday night, in search of their first points in the Champions League. Meanwhile, the Catalans will be looking to extend their six-game winning streak to force their way into the Champions League top eight. 

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Belgrade can be a tough place for visitors in the Champions League, as Red Star boast one of the more dedicated and intense home atmospheres in Europe. Last season in the Champions League, both teams scored in all three group stage games, against Man City, RB Leipzig and Young Boys.

Both teams to score also landed in round one of the Champions League this season, as Red Star lost 2-1 to Benfica at home.

👕 Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona Predicted XI

🔍 Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona Players to Watch

🔵 Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal has been in fantastic form this campaign, registering a goal involvement in 12 out of 15 games in all competitions. Most recently, he assisted Dani Olmo against Espanyol, extending his streak to four straight games with either a goal or assist. Barcelona are 1.16 favourites to win here, at the time of writing, so goals are expected. 

🔵 Jules Kounde

Jules Kounde has an average of 1.05 fouls per 90 this season for Barcelona, with at least one foul in each of his last five starts. He will find duels against Milson for this match, with the winger drawing an average of 3.5 fouls per 90 across all competitions this season. 

🔵 Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski has landed this selection in 11 out of 15 games so far under Hansi Flick, as the Poland international has been in excellent form. He has scored ten goals in his last six games, accumulating 15 shots on target in that time. 

📂 Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona Cheat Sheet

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💻 Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona Form and Tactics

Red Star Belgrade remain unbeaten in the Serbian top-flight, boasting a near-flawless record of 12 wins and one draw from their 13 games. However, unsurprisingly, the Champions League has proven to be an intense step up, as they are yet to pick up a point. Worryingly, they have been far from watertight, conceding nine goals in their last two European games. AS Monaco put five past Red Star, after Cherif Ndiaye netted a first-half penalty. Prior to that, they were beaten 4-0 by Inter Milan in Italy. 

They now face a tough test against Barcelona, who have won each of their last six games in all competitions. Notably, their goal difference in that period reads 24 goals scored, and just three goals conceded. Barcelona most recently beat Espanyol 3-1 at the Lluis Companys Stadium, courtesy of a Dani Olmo brace - that was his first start since returning from injury. 

🏁 Red Star Belgrade v Barcelona Ref Watch

• Referee: Espen Eskas (Norway)
• He will take charge of his third Champions League game of the season on Wednesday night.
• The Norwegian typically works in the Eliteserien, and is averaging just 3.39 yellow cards per game in his career. 
• He has shown 15 yellow cards in six Champions League games so far, averaging 2.5 yellow cards per game.
• However, he was kept busy in his previous European appearance, as he took charge of Juventus v Stuttgart. In that game, he sent off Danilo, and awarded a penalty to the away side. 

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