Real Madrid's 'nightmare' draw in the Champions League

Real Madrid are expected to have an unpleasant experience when they play away at Kairat FC in the Champions League qualifying round.

Real Madrid face Kairat in Kazakhstan. Photo: Reuters .

Kairat became one of eight opponents of Real Madrid in the Champions League qualifying round, alongside Man City, Liverpool, Juventus, Benfica, Marseille, Olympiakos and Monaco.

Kairat became an interesting phenomenon in the Champions League when it participated in the qualifying round for the first time in history. The representative of Kazakhstan also attracted great attention when setting up its headquarters in Almaty, a city located near the Chinese border. This place became a destination that no European club wanted to set foot in because it was too far from the old continent.

Onefootball estimates that Real Madrid will have to travel a distance of up to 6,420 km to face Kairat at the Central Stadium, Kazakhstan. This will wear down the stamina of Xabi Alonso and his players during the harsh period of the season.

Flying from Madrid, Munich or London to Kazakhstan can take more than eight hours, plus the time difference and harsh weather. So when Kairat appeared at the draw, it was almost a “shunned name” that all the big guys were hoping to avoid.

A video has gone viral on social media showing Kairat players celebrating when they found out that one of their opponents in the Champions League qualifying round was Real Madrid. Many people were holding their heads in disbelief, seemingly unable to believe what was happening.

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