Chairman Keilat: Real Madrid s arrival expands the borders of European football, and the entire city will be suspended

Almaty Keilat Chairman Boranbayev accepted an interview with Maka, during which he said that Real Madrid's first visit ignited the passion for Central Asian football.

The Kazakh city of Almaty, located at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, is ushering in a historic moment. The city's favorite club, Almaty Keilat, is about to face Real Madrid at home. For thousands of fans, this is not just a game, but also an opportunity for European football to expand into the heart of Central Asia, making Almaty the focus of European competitions again.

Club Chairman Bolanbayev said with longing: "The arrival of Real Madrid has expanded the boundaries of European football." This area is almost an unknown area for UEFA. With the arrival of the European Championship, the entire city has been shrouded in football fanaticism and has almost completely stopped.

Boranbayev said: "The stadium will definitely be crowded. I believe that when Real Madrid players come here, the whole city will stop. I bet that on the day of the game, people will gather around the stadium for 24 hours, or even 48 hours. Even the day before the game, everyone knows that Real Madrid will train at our stadium, so there will definitely be a large number of people watching. Although they can't see the training, they will definitely surround the stadium, and the police here will be busy maintaining order."

This is true, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in the hotels and stadiums where Real Madrid stayed, forcing local police to take security measures at the Champions League final level. Faced with such expectations, the Keirat Club prepared everything in detail, hoping that after the game, they would only talk about football itself. The most worrying thing is the state of the turf of the court, because a concert was just held here a few days ago.

Chairman Keilat frankly said: "We are very worried about the situation of the turf after the concert." The turf height is 24 cm (the maximum is 30 cm for the Champions League). The club emphasized that the turf height should be consistent regardless of who visits. "If Alonso said the turf was good, that would be enough for me," said a staff member with relief, while observing the turf at the Central Stadium.

Overall, Keirat's turf has been doing well, which has made the staff feel at ease, after all, the game has attracted great attention, with more than a thousand large companies applying for sponsorship, more than 155,000 ticket requests online, and all surrounding hotels have been booked out.

"This is the first time we have had such a sensation, and the mood is very high, especially for our first home tournament to the Champions League," Bolanbayev explained. Almaty was once a city that loved football, but lost some of its fan base in economic difficulties, and boxing became popular. Therefore, Bolanbayev believes that the match against Real Madrid may open a new chapter in club history.