Without a doubt, one of the most unexpected stories of this edition of the Champions League has been the qualification of Kairat Almaty from Kazakhstan over Celtic from Scotland.🇰🇿 Almaty está ...
Without a doubt, one of the most unexpected stories of this edition of the Champions League has been the qualification of Kairat Almaty from Kazakhstan over Celtic from Scotland.
🇰🇿 Almaty está casi en China. Esta es la distancia que hay de Almaty a Lisboa.
— Rafael Escrig (@RafaelEscrig) August 26, 2025
El Kairat Almaty, su equipo, se acaba de clasificar a la fase liga de la Champions League… europea. Una de las historias de esta temporada. pic.twitter.com/xFT4KEGSHL
As soon as they secured their spot, the team went viral because Almaty is just a few kilometers from China, and that's where they will host Real Madrid.
🚨🇰🇿 | The reaction of Kairat players when they found out they’d play against Real Madrid in Almaty 😠pic.twitter.com/pQcwnr0LQS
— Scout in Eurasia (@scout_eurasia) August 28, 2025
Since it was their first Champions League draw, the players experienced it all together and everyone erupted with joy when they drew the most successful team in the competition.
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