Mbappe scores hat-trick as Real Madrid dominates Kairat in Champions League

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Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid bounce backmost from a disappointing play decision to Atletico to powerfulness past Kairat Almaty successful Kazakhstan.

Published On 1 Oct 2025

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick arsenic Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 triumph implicit UEFA Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty connected Tuesday, bouncing backmost emphatically from their play La Liga defeat.

Real, coming disconnected a humbling 5-2 loss to metropolis rivals Atletico Madrid connected Saturday, responded successful style, with Mbappe taking his Champions League tally to 5 goals this season.

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“We indispensable ne'er hide (what happened connected Saturday). Yes, it’s different competition, but we person to support reasoning astir what happened past play truthful we tin larn from our mistakes and enactment to guarantee it doesn’t hap again,” Mbappe told Movistar Plus.

“My occupation is to assistance the squad and I lone deliberation astir doing what I tin to assistance the squad triumph matches and trophies.

“A subordinate similar me, erstwhile helium has 5 chances, wants and has to people each five. That’s wherefore Real Madrid bought maine and I ever privation more. Three were precise good, but I could person scored more.”

Kairat, undeterred by their underdog status, began brightly and created a mates of half-chances down the left.

However, Real Madrid gradually asserted control, and the breakthrough arrived successful the 25th minute.

A antiaircraft mistake from the hosts talented Real midfielder Franco Mastantuono possession wrong the box, wherever helium was fouled by 18-year-old goalkeeper Sherhan Kalmurza. Mbappe rifled the resulting punishment into the backmost of the net.

Despite respective chances, Real ended the archetypal fractional with a slender 1-0 lead, but Mbappe doubled their vantage successful the 52nd infinitesimal with a infinitesimal of brilliance.

A agelong footwear from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois recovered the French forward, who outpaced Kairat’s defence, and chipped the advancing Kalmurza.

The location broadside thought they had a lifeline successful the 69th infinitesimal erstwhile Dani Ceballos was penalised for a foul connected Valeriy Gromyko successful the box, but the referee overturned his determination aft a VAR review.

Mbappe yet sealed his hat-trick successful the 73rd minute, unleashing a thunderous onslaught from the borderline of the container into the apical corner, pursuing a dazzling tally by substitute Rodrygo.

The Brazilian continued to shine, mounting up Eduardo Camavinga for a headed extremity successful the 83rd minute, earlier Brahim Diaz completed the 5-0 rout successful stoppage clip with a close-range finish.

Real’s ascendant show leaves them successful a beardown presumption successful the standings, portion Kairat, inactive seeking their archetypal Champions League point, were near to rue antiaircraft lapses connected a challenging night.