FK Crvena Zvezda vs Barcelona

Crvena Zvezda have lost their last eight UEFA Champions League games by an aggregate score of 26-8. Of teams to have played 20+ games in the competition, they have the highest goals conceded per game average (3.1 – 68 in 22 matches).

Barcelona have won three consecutive games by 3+ goals in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for only the second time in their history, having previously done so in the 1959-60 season (3).

Barcelona have netted 55 goals in 16 games across all competitions in 2024-25, the most of any team from the big-five European leagues. Meanwhile, their 14 wins are the joint-most of any side, along with Liverpool.

This is the first European meeting between Crvena Zvezda and Barcelona since October 1996 in the Cup Winners’ Cup, a 1-1 draw with Giovanni cancelling out a Zoran Jovičić opener for the Serbians.

Crvena Zvezda have won two of their nine major European matches against Barcelona (D1 L6), with both wins coming during the 1960s in the Fairs Cup – 3-2 in December 1962 and 1-0 in January 1963.

Crvena Zvezda have lost 81% of their matches in the UEFA Champions League (P21 W2 D2 L17), the worst ratio of any team with 20+ games played in the competition’s history.

Since losing 2-1 to Monaco on MD1, Barcelona have won their two UEFA Champions League games this season, winning 5-0 against Young Boys and 4-1 against Bayern München. Barça last scored 4+ goals in three consecutive European Cup games in the 1959-60 season (once vs Milan, twice vs Wolves).

Crvena Zvezda have lost their last seven UEFA Champions League matches. The last side to lose eight in a row across consecutive seasons were Benfica between March 2017 and September 2018.