THE MOST DANGEROUS DERBY IN EUROPE - RED STAR VS PARTIZAN

It's great to be back. It's great to be back at London Heathrow and we're flying to Serbia. The Red Star Belgrade against Partizan, the derby match, it's second against first. Only a five points difference in the table, but what's better than the football itself is the atmosphere, the fans, the culture of the club, Red Star Belgrade. I've been a few times, I think I've been sucked into it. People always come up to me and say, why don't you just go to an English football match? And I say, if you went to a game and you witnessed what I do at these Red Star matches, you simply have to go back. And that's what I'm doing here. We're flying from Austria and then a flight to Belgrade. I can't wait. Look who it is, mate. Yes, mate. Josh, we're here at London Heathrow. Are you excited? Parts of me yes, parts of me no. I mean, I'm an English fan going over to Serbia to watch some Eastern European football. So I'm a bit sceptical about what's going on in the world right now and going to the football game. It's, I don't know what to expect. Is it your first time in Eastern Europe? It is, mate. It is my first time. First Red Star match? First Red Star match. First experience? First experience. Let's go. What have you seen, Josh? I've seen police find a check-in desks. It's the world we live in now. It's the first time I've ever seen that. We're off to Belgrade, flight number two to come. I'm so excited. Guess the price of the water in the Austrian airport right now in your head. You did not guess. 4 euro 80. That is mental. Just a little comparison here. They're cheaper. The beer's cheaper than the water at the airport. They're just trying to get people to whisper, it's mental. Arrived in Belgrade. The derby. Joshua. Where have you brought me to, mate? We just had a little drive around Belgrade. I think Josh is a little bit surprised by it all. How are you feeling? I think I'm a bit scared, mate. There's police officers everywhere you see. Yeah. There's people dressed in, like, black clothing and all that. It's a bit scary for my liking, mate. A bit different. Yeah, we're like four hours before the match kicks off and everybody's already around the stadium preparing all the ultras on both sides of the fans. It's incredible. You can really feel the tension, too. Yeah. So it's a big day for the fans. Big day. So as you know, we're here in Serbia and we've got something to try. We're with our very good old friend. Josh, if you want to be a proper Serb, you need to try some slivovice. Oh no, oh no. It's like a spirit. Welcome to Serbia. Slivovice, right? Slivovice, yeah. It's made out of lamb. It's like brandy. Brandy, okay. First review. No, not for me, mate. I'm not a proper Serb. Still a lot to go to be a proper Serb. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He doesn't love it. Not for me, mate. I'm not a proper Serbian. We're here with Alex. We've come to a pizza place. Look at this. It's massive. Look at this. Take a look. Well, you have a big match ahead of you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You got the salad? Bro, I'm on a diet. Look at this. Look at how big I am. Mate, he's all tall. If Rafa can maintain a position, like a possession, then we are through with the quality over there. And you've got the new striker. Is it Oti? Oti, yeah, yeah. He was amazing all day. And I think that he can be one of the sizing factors. But also, I will never undermine Papko's team. Which can be a super start for us. Just want to show you this. Yeah, yeah. Go on. I love that. We're gonna win the league. We're gonna win the Europa League. As we turn the road here, we can see the opening of Americana. The Red Star home stadium. Feels good to be back. There's an ambiance around here already. 75 minutes before kickoff. Feeling the buzz. Let's get in there. We're inside the media suite here. The teams are out, as you can see. A few big names. Dragovic played at Bayern Leverkusen last year. Pichini was at Valencia. Oji scored about 27 goals in 27 games for Molde last year. This is probably the strongest Serbian league we've ever seen. And they're not even first place. I'll tell you what, I've never been to a football game where you see so much police and riot shields. We've got a few talents here, okay? We've come inside the media press. We've got Inter fan and... East Milan fan. East Milan. Either side. But today, you're back in Red Star, Partizan. What are you predicting? I'm back in Partizan. Top of the league, I think. 3-1 Partizan. Well, hopefully Red Star's gonna win. Yeah! That's what we like. Red Star. Score? Scores? 3-1, 3-1. 3-1. 30 minutes till kick-off. It's the ultra section. That is the 10 minutes till kick-off, Josh. Yes, mate. I'm getting a little bit scared of the bangs, mate. There's too many of them. It's too much for my liking. It's his first ever match in the Balkans, in Serbia, and it's the Belgrade derby. You've started off in a bang, quite literally. Literally a bang, mate. This is crazy. The Delia section behind the goal here in the Maracana, getting ready. 10 minutes till kick-off. What do you think of that, Josh? Scary. Intimidating the Partizan away fans on the opposite side. And it's intimidating me, mate. Music starts when the Red Star players are about to walk out. The mood is starting to get a little bit more jolly because the home team is about to be welcomed. Let's see what goes on. The Delia with the display. And we're underway. I don't know why we're going forward. He's giving it straight away. You wouldn't get this in England. No. Not one of those fans is not dancing and moving and getting free in an atmosphere there. It is carnage. 24 matches played with this included. So that's how many games they got left. Well, not many. And the point gap is five. Wow. The crowd of smoke is incredible. Jeez. That just went over there. This is going to go right into the pitch. Josh, I mean, this is just insane. What's happening here then? It is absolutely mental. There are seats being thrown at the students. Directly at the police as well. Look at these seats flying. The seats have gone flying, mate. Look at this. Oh my. How have they got so many? And look at that one. This is just insane. This is incredible. The game has to be stopped. Look at this. Fireworks, smoke bombs, the lot, chairs being thrown. How are the police still standing? I've never witnessed this sort of match ever. Can't see the fans. All you can see is chairs being broken and chucked to the police. You don't experience this in England football, do you? You never get this in English football? You never get this in Eastern European football. You see this? Mate, I thought it was going to be safe. The noise coming from both sections today, it's the most I've ever seen in a derby in Europe. Never mind England, in Europe. And that means the world. This is the craziest football derby I've ever been to. Partisan fans, yet again, putting more seats on fire. Carnage. Josh, lad, that's a bonfire in the away end. That's a bonfire. They've had to move people. They've had to literally move people around. Oh my God. They're literally setting the away end on fire. Imagine being one of those players, looking up and seeing the stadium on fire. More seats are being thrown into the bonfire in the away end. The firefighters had to let out the bonfire in the end. Pyro's everything in the home end, and they're 1-0 up. Absolute scenes, I've seen nothing like this. And now these firecrackers are going off. No, locked in. Oh. Nah, should be doing better. So the birds get 2-0. So close. We're at 36th minute as well. Red star dominating. Half time. And here come the flares and the delia. The maracana erupts. You do not get this in England. You do not. It's a light show. Outstanding. It's bonfire night here in Belgrade. It's the most unique atmosphere you'll get anywhere in the world. I'm used to going to Carolina and all this. I'm not used to be going here. Eastern European football. A new English fan travelled all this way to watch this. It's one of the most surreal experiences that I've ever had. The red star, Parizam, players, staff, substitutes. It's getting tasty. It's half time here. And it's all getting a bit tasty between the staff. They won't go down the tunnel for some reason. 2-0 to red star, they are dominating. But the atmosphere, it is insane. One of the best atmospheres I've ever witnessed. Probably the best derby I've ever... Have you had it compared to Italian football? Nah, no way. Way more crazy, way more hot. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's a serious hatred between the two. Definitely, man. It's something that you can't see in England or Italy. No, that's true. I don't think anywhere in Europe, honestly. Even like 30 minutes before the game, there were like bombs and flares going off as well. But we want to hear it. Full-time prediction. Well, I said 3-0 at the beginning. Yeah, let's stick with that. Right, second half about to begin. Time for a different experience. Let's mix it up. Hi guys. It's all going well. I'm Kostas here from Red Star. You've got a great chat. Link in the description. Welcome to our stadium again, and again, and again. It's a pleasure to be back. What's your thoughts on the first half? 2-0, 2-0. Don't know yet. This. You can see on either side it's going crazy. And Red Star, that's the big question. Can you agree? Yeah, of course. Second half's on the way. In the same hall, it's happening again. Smoke bombs, flares, firecrackers, the lot. It's all over this end. They all began second half the same here. Different perspective here for the second half. We're right by the pitch. You can really feel the atmosphere from here. I don't think we're really used to police officers attending football matches with guns. Coming off for Pavkov, the big number nine. 80th minute here, Red Star in cruise control. Checking out to win a bit. 50-50, I must admit. They're just trying to hold up for a 2-0 win, which will happen. But this is the most surreal experience I've ever watched being a football fan. What's it like down here? Great view, mate. Great, great view. You've got the Ultras here. Yeah. The away fans here. You can't really ask for a better view of the pitch, can you? Josh is getting involved. Full-time here at the ground. Red Star get the win. Everyone's loving it. One of the most crazy games I've ever been to. Red Star fans are sensational. Oh my God. This is... I'm not sure how safe I feel right now. This is insane. Oh my God, what are we doing? This is insane, Anastasia. The players, these are literally... I'm with the Red Star players right now. The Red Star players are celebrating with the fans. This is insane. The players are loving it. The players are here with us. This is insane. God bless. What is going on? The players are celebrating. I'm trying to love it too. The players are so connected to the fans. These boys have been outstanding today. Dominated on derby day. Belgrade is red and white. Sometimes you've got to pinch yourself. We're here with the Dania, the Red Star players. You do not get this in England. One of the best atmospheres I've seen in Europe. Incredible. I'll cherish this for life. We want Zidane! A special night in the evening of the capital of Serbia. The Dalia lights up their torches to celebrate for one final time. Dominic from Qatar, and the main man, Iho Orri, the striker from Norway. The atmosphere has been special today, and well worth the trip all the way from England. We've got two flights this morning to get here today, and it was well worth it. Thank you for watching this video. I can't thank you guys enough for giving me the support to go to games like this. I'm a football mad guy, and it's experiences like this that I recommend you guys to subscribe for, smash the like button if you enjoyed it, and we'll see you in a bit. Right, full time. The Belgrade derby has been experienced again with Big Josh. Oh my God, what did we just experience, mate? It was mental. Well, it was my first experience of Red Star fans, and it was absolutely buzzing. I was very, very scared at first, as we all know, but in the end, oh my God, I just wanna go back now. I'm absolutely buzzing. I wanna get back in the stadium now, because the atmosphere was amazing. Mate, we'll be back, we'll be back. Maybe for the Rangers game, but all I can say is this was the Belgrade derby complete with Josh, two English fans experiencing the football in Serbia, the fans, the culture, the pyro. We loved it, didn't we? Amazing, man, I loved it. 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