Aerial view of Almaty Keilat home court
Tonight at 24:00, the draw ceremony of the new season's Champions League phase will be held soon. Because of the geographical location in Central Asia, many fans have focused on this year's new army - Kazakhstan team Almaty Keilat.
Kelat eliminated the Celtics at a penalty kick in the playoffs, and made it to the Champions League for the first time in the team's history. According to the draw rules, Keirat was assigned to the fourth level and in theory, he might meet all teams.
According to Guinness, the farthest distance between two opponents in the history of the Champions League is 6164.42 kilometers, created by the group stage of the 15/16 season against both sides Benfica vs Astana (Kazakhstan).
On September 15, 2015, the first round was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The second round was held on November 25, 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
According to the map, the road distance between both sides is 7,296 kilometers, and it takes 78 hours to drive according to navigation. Astana is even closer to Tokyo than Lisbon, and Lisbon is even closer to New York than Astana.
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