Red Star Belgrade have said Kosovo-born Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri will be protected during the Reds' UEFA Champions League visit after the Switzerland international sparked tensions at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Sky Sports' Tommaso Fiore explained Shaqiri risked igniting tensions in the Balkans when he celebrated a last-gasp winner against Serbia with a gesture of the Albanian eagle. Red Star's general director Zvezdan Terzic said that despite the controversy, he will be looked after in Belgrade:
"Of course, as a soccer club, we treat our rivals equally, and we do not have to deal with the past and the history.