Overview
- Real Madrid moved to two wins from two in the league phase with a 5-0 victory in Almaty, provisionally going top of their group.
- Kylian Mbappé converted a first-half penalty and added two second-half finishes to record his fourth Champions League hat-trick for Madrid.
- Substitutes Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Díaz sealed the score late on, with Rodrygo assisting Camavinga and the final pass to Díaz coming from Camavinga.
- Thibaut Courtois assisted Mbappé’s second with a long kick, and a potential Kairat penalty was overturned on VAR after contact was deemed insufficient.
- Kairat hosted their first Champions League home match after qualifying, fielding 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza, as Madrid completed a near-4,000-mile trip to Kazakhstan.