Manchester City vs Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) Tickets

Illustrious former European Cup winners head to the Etihad Stadium for this intriguing European encounter, and supporters who are seeking out the best-priced Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade tickets have come to precisely the right place.

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Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade History

Manchester City’s pursuit of a top-tier European trophy has been a long and arduous one, finally resulting in the securing a UEFA Champions League crown in 2023. The English side first competed in the European Cup in 1968/69 and returned to the competition after more than forty years of failing to qualify when Roberto Mancini’s side ended that run in 2011/12, and Pep Guardiola’s side built on this initial success and lost the 2021 final to Chelsea before beating Inter Milan in Istanbul in 2023 thanks to a goal from Rodri.

Red Star Belgrade, or Crvena Zvezda, first entered the European Cup in 1956/57 and were regulars in the competition for the next 15 years. In 1990/91, they fought their way all the way to the final, where they met Ligue 1 side Marseille. The game in Bari, in southern Italy, ended goalless, and Red Star went on to net all five of their spot-kicks to complete a famous title triumph. After the rebranding of the competition as the UEFA Champions League, Red Star failed to hit the same heights; indeed, even making it through the group stage has been quite a feat for Zvezda.

Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade Head-to-Head

These two teams met in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2023/24. At the Etihad Stadium, Red Star took a surprise lead through Osman Bukari before two goals from Julian Alvarez and a third from Rodri gave the Premier League side a 3-1 win. A second-string City side traveled to Serbia for the return game and came back with a hard-fought 3-2 victory.

Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade Mutual Connections

Very few individuals have represented both clubs. One rare example of a player to have done so comes in the form of Serbian international midfielder Ivan Ilic, who was in the Red Star Belgrade youth team set-up and made two appearances for the Rajko Mitic Stadium side before being sold to Manchester City in 2017. Over a three-year period at the Etihad Stadium, Ilic failed to play a single game for the club, spending much of that time out on loan before signing for Serie A side Torino in 2023.