In the 2018-19 Champions League, there was a team that started from the first round of qualifying, went all the way through the barriers, and after 8 fights, successfully advanced to the Champions League group stage, this team is The Red Star belgrade.
In the process of qualifying to the champions league group stage, Red Star Belgrade has eliminated Latvian team Jurmalas Badak, Lithuanian team Mariyanpolesuduwa, Slovakian side Trnavas Badak, and Austrian side Salzburg Red Bull.
Red Star Belgrade
This is the second time that Red Star Belgrade has reached the group stage of the Champions League after 26 years, and the last time the team appeared in the Champions League was in the 1991-92 season, when it was still the Champions League era. In the 1990–91 Champions Cup, Red Star Belgrade, which had Savichevic, Pantsev, Mikhailovic and Prosenetsky, won the title and reached the top of Europe.
The red star at the time of the Champions Cup
After the results of this season's Champions League group draw, Red Star Belgrade was placed in Group C, and the three teams in the same group are all very strong, namely Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Liverpool.
Red Star's group
In order to better prepare for the Champions League group stage, Red Star Belgrade reinforced the squad before the summer transfer window closed, and Ghanaian striker Boakiye, who moved from Red Star Belgrade to Jiangsu Suning Tesco six months ago, is now back at Red Star Belgrade for a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros. In addition, an hour before the summer transfer window closed, Red Star Belgrade signed 29-year-old German midfielder Marin from Greek side Olympiacos for a transfer fee of 700,000 euros.
Marin joins Red Star
It is worth mentioning that Marin was born in the former Yugoslavia, and at the age of 2 he moved to Germany with his family and grew up in Germany, and later became a German international. After 27 years away from his birthplace, Marin is now back in the Far South, joining the famous Club Red Star Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia.
Marin as a child
Marin's career so far can be described as a brilliant beginning, but after that, it is full of various regrets.
At the 2009 U21 European Youth Championship, Germany defeated Italy, which had Balotelli and Jovenco, 1-0 in the semi-finals; in the final, Germany defeated England 4-0. In the German u21 team that finally won the championship, Ozil, Neuer, Hummels, Boateng, Hweedes, Hédila and many other later German national team main players were gathered, in addition, there was a person whose name also shone at the time - Marco Marlin. Ozil was wearing the number 10 shirt and Marin was wearing the number 11.
2009 European Youth Championship, Marin vs Jovinco
In terms of club career, Marin began his career at Borussia Moncheng, first helping the team to promotion and then relegating in the 2008-09 season, when he scored four goals and 13 assists in the Bundesliga, revitalizing the Bundesliga team's attacking line.
Marin in the Borussia period
In the summer of 2009, Marin left Borussia Möncheng to join Bremen, while Borussia Borussia Borussia bore a gap left by Marin's departure. Marin and Ozil met Bremen, and in 2009-10, Bremen finally finished third in the Bundesliga, Ozil scored 9 goals and 17 assists in the Bundesliga, was the bundesliga assist king that season, while Marin scored 4 goals and 14 assists in the Bundesliga that season, and the Bremen twin duo of Ozil and Marin was a beautiful combination in the Bundesliga.
Marin and Ozil teamed up for a season
After the World Cup in South Africa, Ozil joined Real Madrid, while Marin stayed in Bremen. Without Ozil, Bremen finished 13th and 9th respectively in the Bundesliga over the next two seasons, with Marin scoring one goal in 21 appearances in the Bundesliga in 2011-12.
In the summer of 2012, Marin also left Bremen to join Chelsea. In the 2012–13 season, Marin played just six times in the Premier League, playing just 143 minutes in total. Marin was greeted by frequent loan careers: Sevilla, Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Trabzon, each of which was unsatisfactory. It wasn't until the summer of 2016 that Marin bid farewell to Chelsea and joined Greek giants Olympiacos, where he played for two seasons.
From Germany to England, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Greece and now Serbia, Marin has traveled to several European countries over the past few years. In the Champions League of the new season, how will he perform against Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Liverpool?
Marin and Royce