European Cup match vs Red Star Belgrade

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The "European Cup match vs Red Star Belgrade" refers to the 1958 European Cup quarter-final second leg in Belgrade that the Manchester United team was returning from when the Munich air disaster occurred.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Cup match
football match
aggregateContext Manchester United were defending a first-leg lead
associatedWithEvent Munich air disaster
awayTeam Manchester United F.C.
competitionOrganizer UEFA
continent Europe
country Yugoslavia
date 1958-02-05
historicalSignificance closely linked to one of football’s most famous air disasters
homeTeam Red Star Belgrade
involvesClub Manchester United F.C.
Red Star Belgrade
leg second leg
location Belgrade
managerOfManchesterUnited Matt Busby
linked to: Sir Matt Busby
notableFor being the match Manchester United were returning from when the Munich air disaster occurred
partOfCompetition 1957–58 European Cup
resultContext Manchester United progressed to the semi-finals
returnJourneyBy British European Airways Flight 609
linked to: BEA Flight 609
season 1957–58
sport association football
stadium Stadion JNA
stage quarter-final
teamNicknameInvolved Busby Babes
temporalRelationToEvent immediately preceded the Munich air disaster

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BEA Flight 609 competitionContext European Cup match vs Red Star Belgrade