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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European Cup match vs Red Star Belgrade canonical 1

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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 ⓘ