Claim: Red Star Belgrade was the favorite to win the 2007–08 Serbian Cup prior to the semifinal clash with arch-rival Partizan.
Evidence: Then came the semifinal clash with arch-rival Partizan in what many considered the game of the tournament. Red Star, the holders of the Lav Kup Srbije, began the tournament as favorites to lift the cup again. Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, pronounced [fûdbalskiː klûːb tsř̩ʋenaː zʋěːzda; English: Red Star Football Club), which translates to English as simply Red Star (Serbian: Црвена звезда / Crvena zvezda), is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade commonly known elsewhere as Red Star Belgrade (Serbian: Црвена звезда Београд / Crvena zvezda Beograd), the major part of the Red Star multi-sport club.