Real Madrid draws the next draw! The team has the longest away game in the history of the team, 3 consecutive championships, Arnoldham rebels against the enemy

The results of the 2025-26 Champions League draw were released, and Real Madrid won the next draw. The opponents not only include three Champions League champion teams, Manchester City, Juventus and Liverpool, but will also go away to play against Kyrat.

In this season, Real Madrid will play against Manchester City, Juventus, Marseille, Monaco, Liverpool, Benfica, Olympiacos and Keilat in the Champions League group stage. "As" pointed out that "Real Madrid's Champions League draw is very unfavorable, while Barcelona is completely the opposite. Real Madrid's group stage will be very fierce and will face many Champions League champions and Premier League champions."

1. One of the reasons why Real Madrid is called the draw is the devil's away schedule. Except for Benfica (1006 kilometers) which is close to each other, Real Madrid's other three away opponents are relatively far away, especially away games against Olympiacos (4726 kilometers) and Keilat (12860 kilometers).

Keilat, who played in the Champions League for the first time, will set his home court in Almaty, and Almaty is 6,411 kilometers away from Madrid, which allows Real Madrid to set the longest away distance in the Champions League, breaking the team history record set against Sparta Moscow in 1981 (4,010 kilometers). The total distance between Real Madrid is as high as 21,482 kilometers, ranking first among the five La Liga teams. Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona are only 10,701 kilometers and 11,008 kilometers respectively, Atletico Madrid reached 13,716 kilometers, and Villarreal reached 17,214 kilometers, both far lower than Real Madrid.

Real Madrid will be a visit to Almaty, even making their opponents feel lucky. Inter Milan Chairman Marotta said, "It is really hard for Real Madrid to fly for 7 hours, and we are very happy to play against Keirat at home."

2, 5-year streak against Manchester City

From 2021-22 to 2023-24, Real Madrid and Manchester City won three seasons of the Champions League championship, which also made the two teams face each other in the Champions League soar. Before the 2019-20 season, the two teams had only four encounters, and after that season, the two teams had already met 10. Since the 2021-22 season, the two teams will face the Champions League for five consecutive seasons.

In the previous 14 matches, Real Madrid achieved 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, scoring 28 goals and conceding 27 goals. Since losing 0-4 away in the 2022-23 Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid has remained unbeaten against Manchester City in the last four times, achieving 3 wins and 1 draw.

After being eliminated by Manchester City in the 2022-23 season, Real Madrid successfully took revenge in the 2023-24 season, and eliminated Manchester City in the quarterfinals. Last season, Real Madrid won two homes and away games.

This game is also a showdown between Mbappe and Haaland. Mbappe scored goals against Manchester City in the last 4 times, scored 5 goals and gave 1 assist, and scored 5 goals against Manchester City in the last three times. Last season, Mbappe completed a hat-trick against Manchester City.

3. Arnold's return to Anfield

Like Manchester City, Liverpool is also one of the most common opponents Real Madrid has encountered in the past five seasons. The two teams have met 12 times in history, Real Madrid has scored 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, scoring 17 goals and conceding 12 goals.

Since the 2020-21 season, the two teams have met 6 times. After remaining unbeaten against Liverpool 8 times, Real Madrid lost to Liverpool 0-2 away in the group stage last season. Real Madrid will face a huge test again this season.

The biggest highlight of this game will be Arnold's return to Anfield. Arnold was born in Liverpool's youth training and entered the first team in 2015. He is one of the core players of Liverpool who won the Champions League and Premier League championships. After the contract expired, Arnold refused Liverpool's contract renewal agreement and instead turned to Real Madrid as a free agent, which was regarded as a "traitor" by Liverpool fans.

4. The most familiar opponent

For Real Madrid, Juventus is another familiar opponent. The two teams have met 22 times in history, Real Madrid has achieved 12 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, scoring 30 goals and conceding 26 goals. Juventus is the team with the most confrontations in Real Madrid's European and Club World Cup history.

The last time the two teams met was in the first Club World Cup quarterfinals on July 1, with Gonzalo Garcia's goal helping Real Madrid win 1-0.

However, the last time the two teams met in the Champions League was in the 2017-18 season. Real Madrid won 3-0 away in the first leg of the quarterfinals and played at home in the second leg. Real Madrid once fell behind with a score of 0-3. Ronaldo's goal in the 7th minute of stoppage time helped Real Madrid advance in a narrow margin.

5. In the fight against Monaco, Real Madrid faced Monaco, the biggest highlight was that Mbappe's anti-Go old club. Mbappe, who was born in Monaco youth training, made his debut in the first team in Monaco in 2015. He was only 16 years old and 347 days at the time, breaking the record for the youngest player in Ligue 1 debut that Henry held.

In the 2016-17 season, Mbappe completed the outbreak, helping Monaco win the Ligue 1 championship and reach the Champions League semi-finals. After transferring to Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappe played against Monaco 14 times, scoring 11 goals and giving 7 assists, and participating in a full 18 goals. After his transfer to Real Madrid, Mbappe will play against Monaco in the Champions League for the first time.