{"id":178663,"date":"2026-05-29T15:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=178663"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:22:20","slug":"35-years-ago-the-sky-opened-the-day-when-red-star-became-the-champion-of-europe-without-a-single-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/35-years-ago-the-sky-opened-the-day-when-red-star-became-the-champion-of-europe-without-a-single-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"35 YEARS AGO \u201eTHE SKY OPENED\u201c: The day when Red Star became the champion of Europe without a single defeat!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The football players of Red Star, on this day exactly 34 years ago, achieved historic success by winning the European champion title.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that May 29, 1991, the red-and-whites defeated Olympique de Marseille at the Sveti Nikola stadium in Bari in the final of the then Champions Cup after penalties 5:3, after it was 0:0 after 120 minutes of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grashopers - Crvena zvezda 1:4 | Kup evropskih \u0161ampiona, 1\/16 finala (03.10.1990.), highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JM_zFgQ9ybE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until the final, Red Star eliminated Grasshoppers (1:1, 4:1), Glasgow Rangers (3:0, 1:1), Dynamo Dresden (3:0, 2:1), and Bayern Munich (2:1, 2:2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain and goalkeeper Stevan Stojanovic saved the first penalty in the shootout from Manuel Amoros, and everyone from Red Star was precise (Prosinecki, Binic, Belodedic, Mihajlovic, and Pancev).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041d\u0435\u0431\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e ! \u0421\u0442\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043d \u0458\u0435 \u0435\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043e !\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6QhyemXR_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Star played in the lineup: Stojanovic, Jugovic, Marovic, Sabanadzovic, Belodedic, Najdoski, Prosinecki, Mihajlovic, Pancev, Savicevic (Stosic), Binic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dusko Radinovic, a regular until the final, was absent due to an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crvena Zvezda - Najbitniji Penal  u Istoriji - Bari 1991. Prvak Evrope\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qGsNjTUF_z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coach of the team was Ljupko Petrovic, who surprised everyone in the final with a defensive tactic, despite the fact that his team had previously played offensively and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turned out that he was right and Red Star won the most important trophy in European football on penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Put radosti - Kako je Zvezda pokorila Evropu (dokumentarni film)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPJYAzBtM1c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Star will traditionally mark the historic success today at the Rajko Mitic stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-house-of-sinisa-mihajlovic-was-robbed-thieves-broke-into-the-home-of-the-football-players-mother-took-props-of-priceless-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE HOUSE OF SINISA MIHAJLOVIC WAS ROBBED: Thieves broke into the home of the football player\u2019s mother, took props of priceless value!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/soc-brought-a-decision-money-contributed-to-the-sash-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god-will-be-sent-to-serbian-families-in-kosovo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SOC BROUGHT A DECISION: Money contributed to the Sash of the Most Holy Mother of God will be sent to Serbian families in Kosovo!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/legendary-mcenroe-bowed-to-nole-djokovic-plays-at-an-incredibly-high-level-it-is-not-clear-to-me-how\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">LEGENDARY MCENROE BOWED TO NOLE: Djokovic plays at an incredibly high level, it is not clear to me how!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/uncle-tried-to-dissuade-him-from-going-to-the-river-a-serb-drowned-in-the-danube-in-vienna-a-gruesome-video-was-shown-to-the-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UNCLE TRIED TO DISSUADE HIM FROM GOING TO THE RIVER: A Serb drowned in the Danube in Vienna, a gruesome video was shown to the family!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/arrest-in-novi-sad-a-woman-damaged-the-post-of-serbia-for-almost-one-and-a-half-million-dinars-withdrew-money-from-clients-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ARREST IN NOVI SAD: A woman damaged the Post of Serbia for almost one and a half million dinars, withdrew money from clients\u2019 accounts!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tragedy-near-sremska-mitrovica-a-car-ran-off-the-road-and-overturned-on-its-roof-an-18-year-old-graduate-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRAGEDY NEAR SREMSKA MITROVICA: A car ran off the road and overturned on its roof, an 18-year-old graduate died!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong>: Agencije; <strong>Photo<\/strong>: Wikimedia Creative Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The football players of Red Star, on this day exactly 34 years ago, achieved historic success by winning the European champion title. 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