Overview

• The Group Stage match is set for Tuesday at the Almaty Central (Ortalyq) Stadium with a 18:45 GMT kickoff and Italian official Marco Guida in charge.
• Madrid completed an approximately 6,400–7,000 km charter flight of about eight hours, with Alonso stressing adaptation to the conditions rather than excuses.
• Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Jr. made the traveling squad, while right back Dani Carvajal is out for about a month and Eder Militao was not included after a knock in the derby.
• This will be Real Madrid’s first Champions League game played on the Asian continent.
• Hosts Kairat enter after a 4-1 defeat to Sporting Lisbon in their Champions debut, with previews noting strong domestic form and the club’s modest European profile.