UCL 2018/2019: 5 reasons why Liverpool lost to Red Star Belgrade 

#4 Red Star Belgrade's home form

Crvena Zvezda have a very impressive home record

While Belgrade might be the glaring underdogs in group C, they are nowhere near being minnows, and boast a respectable pedigree in European football, as they triumphed against all odds in the 1991 edition of the European Cup, defeating Marseille on penalties in the final (neither PSG nor Napoli have ever made it to the semi-final of the tournament).

They were expected to bow out of the competition without much of a whimper, owing to the superior firepower of their group opponents, and it looked like they were going through to prediction when they conceded 10 goals and scored none in two matches against PSG and Liverpool.

However, it is pertinent to note that both those matches came away from their home, and they are an entirely different proposition when it comes to matches played at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, as Napoli found out.

The record-holding Serbian Champions are undefeated in 28 matches across all competitions at home, and opened up their UCL campaign this season with a 0-0 draw with Napoli, in a result which flattered the Italians, as Crvena were dominant for most of the match.

Liverpool came up against a team who have turned their home stadium into almost a fortress, and on a cold windy night in Belgrade, the odds were always in their favor of going away empty handed, just like they did on their only visit in 1973.