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Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan are hosting Greek side Olympiakos at 15:30 GMT on Tuesday due to time difference issues.<\/b><\/p>\n
The match is in its own earlier time slot as Uefa does not permit matches to kick-off later than 22:00 in the local time zone.<\/p>\n
Kazakhstan is five hours ahead of time in the United Kingdom, meaning that Tuesday’s match kicks off at 20:30 local time.<\/p>\n
Kairat have already played six home matches in the Champions League; four in the qualifying round and two in the league phase.<\/p>\n
The first three all kicked off at 20:00 local time, and the latter three were all 21:45 local kick-offs.<\/p>\n
Since Kairat’s last home match – a 0-0 draw with Pafos on 21 October – the clocks in the United Kingdom and across Europe have gone back one hour.<\/p>\n
Therefore, what would have been a 21:45 kick-off prior to the clocks changing has become a 22:45 kick-off.<\/p>\n
Kazakhstan themselves do not change their clocks, but are affected by changes to time zones elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Kairat’s last two home matches in the league phase against Olympiakos and Club Brugge next month both have 15:30 GMT kick-offs to stay in line with Uefa’s rules on kick-off times, and to avoid any overlapping with the other matches taking place at 17:45 and 20:00 GMT respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n