The upcoming match between Kairat and Real Madrid marks only the second encounter between a Kazakhstani team and a Spanish team in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, following the clash between Astana and Atlético Madrid during the 2015/16 group stage (which resulted in a 0-4 loss away in Madrid and a 0-0 draw at home).  

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Real Madrid has only lost three of their last 30 matches against teams for the first time in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (with 24 wins and 3 draws): these losses were against Lille in 2024 (0-1), Sheriff Tiraspol in 2021 (1-2), and Wolfsburg in 2016 (0-2). This will be Kairat's fourth home game in a major European competition, and the Kazakh team has yet to win any of their previous three matches: they have one draw and two losses in the 2021/22 Conference League. Real Madrid has defeated 111 different opponents in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, more than any other club. The only teams they have faced in both competitions without securing a win—out of their total of 114—are Arsenal (four times), AEK Athens (twice), and Lille (once). Real Madrid has suffered defeats in their last two UEFA Champions League away matches (0-1 against Atlético Madrid and 0-3 against Arsenal), and their last streak of three consecutive away losses occurred between March and May 2001 (against Anderlecht, Galatasaray, and Bayern Munich). -===== QAİRAT FK (KAZ) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP) 18:45 CET - Almaty (Almaty Ortalyk Stadion) Referee: Marco Guida ITA. Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA. Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA. Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA. Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA. Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA. UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB. UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos GRE. Photo via x.com/realmadrid