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Croatian media's anger as Red Star fans hit them where it hurts: They want UEFA to react!

The neighboring country's media had their eyes on the Red Star stadium, with the fans' message referencing Operation Storm particularly attracting their attention

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FK Crvena zvezda - FK Kopenhagen, transparent, hrvatski mediji

Foto: Marko Jovanović, Printskrin: Index.hr, Vecernji.hr, Net.hr

The Croatian media were following with great interest Tuesday evening's game between Red Star and Copenhagen in Belgrade, reacting especially to a banner Red Star's fans, Delije, unfurled in the northern stands, referencing the 24th anniversary of the criminal Storm campaign.

The banner quoted verses from a poem by Jovan Ducic, "The Horde" - and the fans in that way expressed their opinion about the celebrations in Croatia of Operation Storm and of the killing of 1,800 Serbs and the expulsion of 250,000 others.

The quoted verses read, "The land is saturated with the bloody wave, but victory does not illuminate your face, because laurels don't grow from mud, they are for heroes, not for killers."

The Croatian media didn't like this banner, nor did they like the display of the image of Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic - which is a customary feature on the fence of the stadium's North.

The website net.hr had a headline that described Red Star fans' message as "scandalous" referring at the same time to the leader of the Chetniks, Mihailovic, as a criminal - and announcing penalties for the Serbian club.

Hrvatski mediji Delije

Screenshot: Net.hr

Vecernji List is also calling on UEFA and demanding a reaction: "UEFA, where are you?"

Hrvatski mediji Delije

Screenshot: Vecernji.hr

Index reports about the banner as a reaction to the celebrations in Croatia, and recalls that fans of Croatia's Hajduk club several days ago glorified Operation Storm with a stadium display that depicted a Serbian tank on fire.

However, this website also thinks it's controversial to display the Mihailovic flag - which is there during every game Red Star plays.

Hrvatski mediji Delije

Screenshot: Index.hr

VIDEO: Delije use Jovan Ducic's verses to call out Croats for celebrating Operation Storm

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