Seeking to remain in control of their Champions League knockout destiny, RB Leipzig make the long trip to Serbia to reunite with Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday in Group G.
The German giants ran out 3-1 winners when the sides butted heads at the Red Bull Arena two weeks ago, leaving them two places and five points better off than their imminent hosts in second place in the section.
Xavi Simons sought to extinguish that flicker of optimism with a brilliant long-range curler, only to see Red Star cut the deficit in half 20 minutes before the end through Marko Stamenic, but Dani Olmo poked home the game's fourth and final goal to finally put Leipzig out of sight, thus leaving the Serbian powerhouses awaiting their first European win of the season.
Few would have backed Bakhar's crop to pip either Manchester City or Leipzig to a last-16 qualification berth, and this week's hosts will seemingly engage in a straight shootout with Young Boys for the consolation prize of Europa League football, with both teams sitting on a point apiece at the halfway mark.
However, Red Star's inferior disciplinary record means that they occupy last place in the four-team section for the time being, and defeat to Leipzig would officially rule them out of top-two contention, 32 years on from their infamous European Cup triumph over Marseille in the 1991 final.
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