On May 13, 1990, a major event in the First Division of the former Yugoslavia.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Red Star Belgrade.

The game was chaotic, and halfway through the game, the entire stadium was flooded with violent fans from both sides, brandishing murder weapons in their hands, disrupting everything in the game.

A fierce clash broke out between fans on both sides!

Police forces were dispatched to stop the riots by Dinamo Zagreb player Zvonimir. Boban kicked the police to stop him from beating a Croatian fan and was hailed as a Croatian national hero.

A year later, the war that swept across the Balkans began.

The war lasted five years, resulting in the loss of countless lives, the displacement of civilians, and the eventual declaration of the disintegration of Croatia from the former Yugoslavia as a separate state.

A football match becomes the fuse of a war.

As a result, there has been no direct dialogue between Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade for more than 10 years.

And this game is also known as the 'hot Balkan derby'!

Fourteen years have passed quietly, when on the stage of the Champions League qualifiers.

When Dinamo Zagreb drew Red Star Belgrade again, something hidden deep inside began to slowly wake up again.

In a corner of the Dinamo Zagreb training ground.

Zvonimir. Boban was waving his hands vigorously, his movements were exaggerated, and his whole face was full of excitement and excitement, and they kept encouraging Suker and Modric.

"You have to stand up and speak, you are Croatian and you are the most watched star of Dinamo Zagreb! You're going to face off against Red Star Belgrade! ”

Unlike usual, Zvonimir. Boban's face had an unusual flush on his face.

He seemed excited!

On the other hand, Suker and Modric were silent.

For the two of them, they hated that war!

The culprit who displaced them in their early years and starved their food.

Football should be football!

He can't get too many other factors into it.

Just as Boban was bewitched, there was a fierce running sound on the side.

Zolanch came running over sweating profusely, and when he saw Boban blocking Suker and Modric in a corner, the whole person was instantly furious.

"Stop your extreme rhetoric!"

Zoranch drank heavily.

He sprinted all the way over, and he was fast.

Zoranch stood in front of Sook and Modric like an eagle guarding a chicken, his eyes looking directly at Boban, and his tone was tinged with anger.

"You shouldn't let them get involved in this kind of thing!"

Boban scolded: "They will be heroes!" ”

"Bullshit Hero!" Zoranch pointed at Boban and scolded angrily: "Look at your current appearance, do you still look like a hero?" Football should have the rules of football, don't instill too much meaning in the sport, you ultra-nationalist! ”

"They just have to stand up and speak, and they can get the support of all the Croats!"

"Fart! That's your extremist support. Zolanch scolded angrily: "How many lives were taken in that war, they are the children who survived that war, the war has left this country and the people here in a thousand holes, what else do you want to take from them?!" ”

Zolanch's angry rebuke was deafening.

"Don't give them what you call extremism! Right now! Immediately! Get out of front of my employer! ”

"Me"

Boban also wanted to speak.

Zoranch pointed to the exit and said angrily, "Immediately! Leave! ”

Boban stared at Zoranch, who had no stage fright.

After a moment, Boban let out a sigh and said, "They will understand in the future." ”

Looking at the back of Boban leaving, Zoranch angrily reprimanded: "Understand the fart, this guy has been corrupted by those extremism, and he is no longer the Croatian hero he once was." ”

Suker and Modric couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as they watched Boban leave.

"That's a lot of trouble!" Suke exhaled

"It's more than trouble." Zollanch doesn't have a good airway; "This damn sign has caused too many problems, and now some ultra-nationalists in the country have begun to operate frequently, and they want to use this topic to stir up contradictions again."

"In recent times, don't say anything in public, don't do anything about your position, don't be used as a gun by those crazy people!"

As soon as the "Hot Balkan Derby" appeared, it was already given a certain unusual meaning.

Especially in recent times, the friction between Croatia and Serbia has begun to become frequent again, and even fans on both sides have repeatedly fought each other, and there have been frequent fights and even group fights in major cities and regions.

Seeing this situation intensifying, UEFA, as the initiator, also feels a huge headache.

How long has this war ended!

The sprouts are starting to rise again.

But the lottery has been drawn and announced to the public, at this time find a reason to change the sign, and in the end, UEFA's reputation will be discredited, and things will not develop in a good direction.

In the end, UEFA made a series of moves for this match.

In the tactics room, Besic stood on the podium.

'UEFA has come down and this game is different from the previous ones.

"First: the match will be cancelled and will only be available to watch at the venue, that is, the match will not appear on any TV channel."

"Second: no away fans, Red Star Belgrade matches, there can only be Red Star fans, and our matches can only have our fans!"

"Thirdly: the home-and-away system will be abolished, and both matches will be played away from home and at the Nicoladis Stadium in Athens, the capital of Greece!"

Based on the recent frequent friction between fans on both sides, UEFA has also issued a series of measures in order to avoid a repeat of the tragedy of 1990.

And these initiatives are to highlight a reduction in influence.

This "hot Balkan derby" spanned 14 years and is now on this land again.

In this football match, which is known as the fuse of war, no one dares to guarantee that there will be any accidents during the game.

For the sake of safety, and in order to reduce concerns and contradictions, UEFA's series of measures are understandable.

After all, both for UEFA and for both countries.

A war has awakened many people who are reluctant to look back.

But at the same time, there are still some extremists in this land.

"Rest all of you today, and tomorrow we will leave for Athens!"

Besic waved his hand and motioned for the group to leave.

Su Ke and the others also immediately got up and walked out of the tactics room.

"It's a little bad, my heart is beating a little fast."

"Scared?"

"You're not afraid?"

"I'm scared too! But the game still has to be played! ”

Dujmović and Vukojevic are arguing.

Srna and Suke walked ahead, and the two were chatting.

"Recently, none of us should appear in front of the media, don't talk, especially Duimovich, a big mouth, must not let him talk nonsense."

Srna said with a serious expression.

Suke nodded; "Don't worry, I'll gag him."

"There's something wrong with the atmosphere in the team!"

"I'm scared!"

Suker shrugged; "After all, 14 years ago, it was because of this game that a war was intensified, and they must have been scared in their hearts."

Srna looked at Suke.

"You're not afraid?"

"I'm scared too!" Suke pursed his lips: "We are all people who have experienced these bad things, so I think that even the most stupid people will become cautious after experiencing these tragic wars and feeling the time of displacement and no future in sight. ”

"Don't worry." Suke patted Srna on the shoulder and smiled, "It's a game!" Don't be intimidated. ”

Srna nodded vigorously and said softly, "I hope so." ”

The next day, the players of Dinamo Zagreb travelled by train to Athens, the capital of Greece.

But coincidentally, the players from both sides arrived at the train station almost at the same time.

Since this match is considered a home match of Red Star Belgrade, for this reason, there are many Red Star Belgrade fans who have poured into Athens, including many extreme fans.

Dinamo Zagreb had to leave from the underground parking lot, by car.

"It's unlucky enough, who would have thought that we arrived at the same time!"

Srna grumbled gloomily.

Suke grinned; "It's a bit unlucky, but let's play seriously."

Just now, Suker also observed the Red Star Belgrade players.

They have had training matches before, so they can't be said to be completely strangers.

There are a few new faces in it, as well as some familiar ones.

But they are also reticent, and their expressions can be seen to be uneasy.

Obviously, the Red Star Belgrade players are equally worried about this match.

But Suker thinks it's a good thing!

The two sides have a tacit understanding to reduce their influence, so that there will not be too many problems.

Sure enough, at the exit of the train station, the Red Star Belgrade players refused all interviews.

He didn't even respond to the cheers of his own fans.

Some of the extremist fans handed a player with a flag bearing the logo of the former Yugoslav army to the Red Star Belgrade, causing them to duck away and run away without a trace.

The attitude of the players of Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb showed that.

They don't want to make a big deal out of it!

And in the face of this atmosphere, this suppressed [hot Balkan derby] is also coming.

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