ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick as Real Madrid shrugged off any travel weariness in a 5-0 win at Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

The 15-time European champions traveled nearly 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) to play the game in the Kazakh city, Kairat’s first home match in the competition.

The enthusiasm showed with Dastan Satpayev testing Thibault Courtois after just 13 seconds and Jorginho trying his luck a minute later.

Mbappé settled any visiting nerves by dispatching a penalty in the 25th after goalkeeper Sherkhan Kalmurza had brought down Franco Mastantuono.

Mbappé went close again before the break but ultimately the visitors appeared content to let the ball circulate without forcing the initiative too much.

The second half started in the same v

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