Overview
- Madrid collected a second straight group win in Almaty just days after a 5-2 derby defeat to Atlético, reinforcing early control of their section.
- Mbappé opened the scoring from the spot in the 25th minute after 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza fouled Franco Mastantuono.
- Thibaut Courtois created the second with a long clearance for a 52nd‑minute chip before Mbappé sealed his treble in the 73rd minute.
- A Kairat penalty awarded for a Dani Ceballos challenge on Valery Gromyko was overturned following a VAR review.
- Eduardo Camavinga (83') and Brahim Díaz (stoppage time) completed the scoring, while Mbappé’s haul was his fourth Champions League hat-trick, level with Karim Benzema.