A last-gasp header by Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger rescued a 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk after the Ukrainian side had taken the lead in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Shakhtar went ahead one minute into the second half in Warsaw when Bogdan Mykhaylichenko found Oleksandr Zubkov unmarked in Real's box and the midfielder nodded home into the bottom right corner.
However, Rudiger levelled five minutes into stoppage time by taking advantage of a neat pass from midfielder Toni Kroos to deny Shakhtar a famous victory. Clattered by the goalkeeper for his troubles, the German was left bloodied as he celebrated the strike.
The draw did at least stop Real from immediately advancing to the knockout stage, although Carlo Ancelotti's men can secure their spot in their next group game at RB Leipzig, later this month.
Real hold a four-point lead in Group F over second-placed Leipzig, who won 2-0 at Celtic. Shakhtar slipped one place down to third, on five points.
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Antonio Rudiger put everything on the line for Real Madrid's late equaliser 🫢#UCL pic.twitter.com/LizXvEpNhp
Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 home draw by Benfica in their Group H clash, as the French side failed to win for the third game in a row in all competitions.
Kylian Mbappe, embroiled in a fresh transfer saga and off-pitch row, opened the scoring with a first-half penalty before Joao Mario equalised with another spot kick in the 62nd minute to give the visitors a deserved share of the points.
Mbappe found the net with a bicycle kick four minutes from fulltime but his effort was ruled out for an obvious offside. The result left PSG top of the group on eight points from four games, ahead of Benfica on goals scored.
Juventus are third on three points, ahead of Maccabi Haifa after they were stunned 2-0 by the Israeli team earlier on Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham came to the rescue to earn a 1-1 draw against visitors Sevilla Group G match that sent Manchester City through to the next round and made the Germans wait longer to qualify.
Under new coach Jorge Sampaoli, who replaced Julen Lopetegui five days ago, Sevilla delivered a much-improved performance from their 4-1 home loss to Dortmund last week, taking charge and looking sharper in attack.
Dortmund, who had battled back from two goals down against Bayern Munich to draw 2-2 on Saturday in the Bundesliga, were on the backfoot at the start.
Sevilla's Ivan Rakitic fired over the bar in the 12th minute but he turned provider and delivered a perfect assist six minutes later, floating a free kick into the box for Tanguy Nianzou to power in a header.
The hosts, needing a win to secure their spot in the next round, took the fight to Sevilla and levelled in the 35th through in-form Bellingham.
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The 19-year-old has scored in every Champions League game for Dortmund this season 😮💨#UCL pic.twitter.com/exnSzGQooc
The England international, who has now scored in each of Dortmund's four group matches, volleyed home from a well-executed move down the right wing, to become only the third teenager to score in four consecutive Champions League matches after Erling Haaland and Mbappe.
But Sevilla again enjoyed the better start after the break and should have done better in the 67th minute when Erik Lamela's effort from a metre out was smothered by keeper Gregor Kobel with what was the save of the match.
The result means City, top on 10 points after their 0-0 draw at FC Copenhagen, are certain of a top two finish with two rounds of matches remaining.
Chelsea beat AC Milan 2-0 in Group E to jump into first place while Dinamo Zagreb took a 1-1 draw at home to RB Salzburg, who sit second.
