Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Crvena Zvezda
Match Time & Date:
12 August 2025
20:00
Prediction: 3-1
Lech Poznan
High-flying Crvena Zvezda will look to extend their winning run to seven games in all competitions when they face Lech Poznan in the Champions League third qualifying round, return leg. The Serbs rolled over Lech 3-0 in Poland and they are now on a quest to defend their two-goal lead in Belgrade. Boss Vladan Milojevic is going to field the best possible side after resting almost entire starting XI in a 1-0 win over TSC at the weekend.
The Polish champions, meanwhile, struggled defensively in the first leg and with Crvena Zvezda being a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing something from Tuesday’s encounter. Filip Jagiello picked up a knock in the first leg, with fellow midfielder Timothy Ouma being ready to step up. As before, a man to watch in the away team will be Mikael Ishak, who has been scoring goals for fun of late.
Highlighted Team (Crvena Zvezda):
Crvena Zvezda are the most famous club in Balkans. The Crveno-beli have 19 Yugoslav First League titles and have won eight domestic trophies since the breakup of Yugoslavia. Crvena Zvezda won their last league title in the 2015/2016 season, with the team finishing the campaign no less than 28 points clear of Partizan.
Speaking of Partizan, the Crno-beli are considered Crvena Zvezda’s bitterest rivals and the two teams meet in the “Eternal derby” (Veciti derbi). The capital club did well to win the European Cup title in 1991, with the team beating Olympique Marseile on penalties in the title game. That is considered the club’s biggest success, but it has to be noted that the Serbian club won the International Cup later in 1991. Crvena Zvezda outclassed Colo Colo of Chile (3-0) at National Stadium in Tokyo.
The likes of Dejan Savicevic, Vladimir Jugovic, Dragan Stojkovic, Dragoslav Sekularac, Rajko Mitic, Dusan Savic, Nemanja Vidic and Dejan Stankovic are some of the famous footballers who played for Crvena Zvezda in the past.
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