Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, August 29, 2025, 15:31 / Updated on Friday, August 29, 2025 15:31
Real Madrid will meet in the unique group of the Champions League on little Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Kairat Almaty's players celebrated in the big style of drawing matches they will play in the unique group of the Champions League. When the Real Madrid's name appeared among the opponents and saw that they would receive the visit of the world's most titled team in Kazakhstan, they actually burst into cheers.
For Kairat, Mum, for Real Madrid, plague!
For a tiny team, qualified for the first time in the Champions League, Real represents the cherry on the cake. Beyond, on the other hand, the enthusiasm is at the “damage” share. Real's legend, Emilio Butragueno, preferred a diplomatic statement. “I have never played against them and there is much until then. The road is another factor to consider, given the requesting and loaded program we have.
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We have to accept this and get ready for that match. All parties will be important, all our opponents are particularly motivated. We will have to play at a high level and be careful about every detail. All the details make this match more difficult than people believe, “said the former Spanish international, who represented the real to draw.
“Bone Road” for Real Madrid, up to Almaty
Given that the data of the single group matches were not established, the Spanish journalists started to calculate the distances, to know what awaits them to travel to Kazakhstan. And the conclusion is that Real is waiting for the “Bone Road”. That is, 12,860 kilometers on the air, round trip!
The map of the trips that Real Madrid will perform in the Champions League
In addition to this destination, the other routes seem to be nothing. Until Liverpool, the strongest opponent, have 2,890 kilometers, round trip. Moving to Piraeus, for the match with Olympiakos, means completely 4,726 kilometers, and The one in Lisbon, for the duel with Benfica, is by far the least tiring: only 1,006 kilometers, round trip.
21,482 kilometerssum up the roads that Real Madrid will make for traveling matches in the unique group of the Champions League
