Kaiyrat has become a participant in the Champions League group stage for the first time following the qualification results. Considering that the Kazakh club played in the main draw of the continental tournament for the first time in 2021, when it reached the main round of the Conference League, the positive dynamics of this club is clearly evident. However it is one thing to reach the Champions League, another to perform well in it. The first match for Urazbakhtin's side turned out to be a failure. Only the first half of the match in Lisbon two weeks ago can be credited to Kaiyrat. The home match against Real Madrid stood out for the Kazakh audience and the team's players since the draw was made. It is worth mentioning the excitement over the battle for every ticket to the stadium. Real Madrid will make one of the longest flights in this Champions League edition. The only longer flight was made by Kaiyrat, who took a charter to their match in Portugal. The royal club will arrive in Almaty not in the best of moods. And this is not only due to the Saturday's defeat suffered in the match against Atletico Madrid (2:5). The 'Whites' are currently in a phase of restructuring, which began last summer under Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid now resembles a team of stars rather than the star team that their fans have been hoping to see for the second year in a row. Bookmakers have made the guests clear favourites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.09 for their victory. Kaiyrat looked quite weak in their first match of the group stage. The organisation of play in defence from the very first minutes against Sporting failed. As a result, the Kazakh club conceded only one goal in the first half, thanks solely to the confident performance of their 18-year-old goalkeeper. A few days after returning from Portugal, Kaiyrat casually won a league match against Zhenis. Real Madrid struggled in their opening Champions League match. The 'Whites' managed to score two penalties against Marseille, faced numerous problems, including the sending off of Carvajal, but still secured a victory - 2:1. On Saturday, Alonso's team lost the Madrid derby, conceding five goals to Atletico. It seemed that Real was a head above Kaiyrat, yet things are not going smoothly for the royal club right now. And the Kazakh club did not wait for the match against Real Madrid just to fail it meekly.