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UCL Welcomes Four Debutants as Pafos, Bodo/Glimt, Union SG, Kairat Qualify

The UEFA Champions League will feature four debutants in its league phase this season after a dramatic round of qualifying play-offs produced historic outcomes for clubs across Europe. Cypriot side Pafos FC and Norway’s Bodo/Glimt secured their first-ever entries into Europe’s elite competition, while Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise and Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty also booked their places, completing a quartet of newcomers. Founded just 11 years a…

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On Tuesday, August 26, European football added up an unexpected chapter. Kairat Almaty, Kazakhstan’s iconic club, achieved a historic league ranking in the Champions League after eliminating Glasgow’s Celtic champion from Scotland. The feat was dramatic: two goalless draws and a penal definition in which the young archer Temirlan Anarbekov, a regular alternate, dressed as a hero by cutting three pitches. The feat installs the team in the contine…

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Kairat Almaty have made history by qualifying for the Champions League group stage for the first time after eliminating Scottish giants Celtic in the play-off round. After two goalless games, the Kazakh team triumphed 3-2 on penalties, becoming the most eastern team ever to reach this stage of Europe's most prestigious competition. The hero of the evening was 22-year-old goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov, who shone both in the game and in the penalt…

The Kazakhs dramatically defeat Celtic after penalty shooting. Pafos and Bodö/Glimt also reach the «king class».

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All participants of the 2025/26 season group stage have been determined in the playoffs of the Champions League qualification. Among them is Benfica with Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, which knocked out Fenerbahce. The newcomers to the tournament are Kairat, Pafos and Bodo-Glimt. The results of the competition are reported by RBC-Ukraine. A successful match for Benfica and Trubin On Wednesday, August 27, Lisbon's Benfica defeated Turkish …

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Paris, France.- The Champions League League Phase will have two peculiar guests: the Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan and the Paphos of Cyprus, teams that surpassed the qualifying rounds and will now be measured to the major clubs of Europe. Kairat Almaty defeated 3-2 in prison at Celtic 3-2 in prison, after a 0-0 draw, and was ranked for the first time in its history for the Champions League. Scotland’s team, champion of Europe in 1967, failed three…

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