Viktoria Plzen come into this one with a spring in their step after finally bagging their first league win of the season against Zlín. That 5-5 barnstormer with Teplice? Madness. Pure chaos. But it tells you everything about this side — they'll score, and they'll concede. Christopher Kabongo has three goals in four and looks sharp inside the box, the kind of poacher who feasts on half-chances. Plzen's confidence is fragile but growing, and playing at home in the Doosan Arena — a proper European cauldron — gives them a real edge.

Crvena Zvezda are a team in transition. Albert Riera has only just taken the reins, and he's admitted one training session isn't enough to change everything. That's honest, and it's a warning. They've got quality — Marko Arnautović, Osman Bukari, Muhammed Cham — but they're still adapting to his ideas. Aleksandar Katai has been their creative spark, involved in five goals in his recent appearances, but this is a side that can be caught cold. They've had a full week to prepare, though, and that matters. Still, away from home in Europe, with a new coach still finding his feet, Zvezda look vulnerable.

Viktoria Plzen come into this one with a spring in their step after finally bagging their first league win of the season against Zlín. That 5-5 barnstormer with Teplice? Madness. Pure chaos. But it tells you everything about this side — they'll score, and they'll concede. Christopher Kabongo has three goals in four and looks sharp inside the box, the kind of poacher who feasts on half-chances. Plzen's confidence is fragile but growing, and playing at home in the Doosan Arena — a proper European cauldron — gives them a real edge.

Crvena Zvezda are a team in transition. Albert Riera has only just taken the reins, and he's admitted one training session isn't enough to change everything. That's honest, and it's a warning. They've got quality — Marko Arnautović, Osman Bukari, Muhammed Cham — but they're still adapting to his ideas. Aleksandar Katai has been their creative spark, involved in five goals in his recent appearances, but this is a side that can be caught cold. They've had a full week to prepare, though, and that matters. Still, away from home in Europe, with a new coach still finding his feet, Zvezda look vulnerable.