Kairat vs Real Madrid Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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We have perhaps the biggest on paper mis-match in the history of the UEFA Champions League as Kazakh champions Kairat welcome 15-time European champions this week.
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Kairat team news
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kalmurza; Tapalov, Martynovich, Sorokin, Mata; Arad, Glazer; Mrynskiy, Jorginho, Gromyko; Satpayev
Unavailable: Anarbekov (Injured)
Questionable: Zarutskiy (Injured), Glazer (Injured), Zaria (Injured)
Real Madrid team news
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni; Rodrygo, Guler, Vinicius Junior; Mbappe
Unavailable: Carvajal (Suspended), Rudiger (Injured), Alexander-Arnold (Injured)
Questionable: Militao (Injured)
Kairat vs Real Madrid prediction
Kairat Almaty managed to get themselves into the league phase of the UEFA Champions League after penalty shootout victories against Slovan Bratislava and Celtic. The most easterly team to ever qualify for the competition began the league phase with a 4-1 demolition at the hands of Sporting CP at the Jose Alvalade a couple of weeks ago.
They now face a Real Madrid side that have been brilliant at the start of this season. Los Blancos, though, were unconvincing in their victory over Olympique de Marseille, defeating the French giants by two goals to one at the Bernabeu a couple of weeks ago, with another brilliant Kylian Mbappe performance.
Kylian Mbappe’s involvement has to be in doubt on the tricky pitch of Almaty, close to the Chinese border, but whatever Xabi Alonso does should result in a comfortable away win.
Kairat vs Real Madrid Tip: Real Madrid to win to nil
