Date: Wednesday 6th November, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Stadion Rajko Mitic
Referee Espen Eskaas (Norway)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
FK Crvena Zvezda
Red Star winger Peter Olayinka is ruled out with an Achilles injury, while Nemanja Radonjic is also set to miss Wednesday's game after being forced off with an unspecified issue just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute against Vojvodina on Sunday.
Goalkeeper Omri Glazer and defender Ognjen Mimovic have been sidelined for much of this season due to injury and it remains to be seen whether both players will be ready to return to the matchday squad against Barcelona.
Cherif Ndiaye is Red Star's top scorer so far this season with 10 goals in 14 games and he is expected the lead the line alongside Bruno Duarte, who has six goals to his name this term, while ex-AC Milan midfielder Rade Krunic, Timi Max Elsnik and 17-year-old Andrija Maksimovic could all links arms in the middle of the pitch.
Red Star Belgrade possible starting lineup:
Ilic; Young-woo, Spajic, Djiga; Silas, Krunic, Elsnik, Maksimovic, Rodic; Duarte, Ndiaye
Barcelona
As for Barcelona, they will be without Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal (both knee), Ronald Araujo, Ferran Torres (both hamstring), Eric Garcia (muscle) and Andreas Christensen (Achilles) due to injury.
Flick may consider recalling Jules Kounde at right-back at the expense of Hector Fort, while Frenkie de Jong and Gavi will be hoping to force their way back into centre-midfield ahead of Marc Casado and Pedri.
Raphinha has contributed to 20 goals (11 goals, nine assists) in 15 games under Flick. The Brazilian winger - who scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 win over Bayern Munich on matchday three - is expected to start in attack next to Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal.
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Prediction: Red Star Belgrade 0-4 Barcelona
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