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Degenek hopes Red Star can rekindle Savicevic, Stankovic and Mihajlovic glory days in CL

Having ended a 26-year wait, the Australian defender and Zvezda are not content to just make up the numbers in the Europe this season

Belgrade is a city steeped in history. It's also home to a sleeping giant – Red Star.

Red Star Belgrade conquered European football in 1991 when a star-studded side, including Dejan Savicevic, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Robert Prosinecki and Darko Pancev, upstaged a highly fancied Marseille.

Once the toast of Europe, it has been a long time since Red Star etched their name into football history at Stadio San Nicola in Bari 27 years ago.