Raul to rescue as Di Stefano record is equalled
They are now level on points with Leverkusen in Group B and need to beat Roma in their final pool game on December 8 to ensure their place in the last 16 of the competition.
Real had a chance to snatch the win when Zinedine Zidane manufactured a penalty after going down on the edge of the area under pressure from Leverkusen defender Juan.
But Luis Figo’s 81st minute spot kick was brilliantly saved by Hans-Joerg Butt.
Real were on the ropes for much of the match and were in deep trouble when Dimitar Berbatov gave the visitors the lead nine minutes before the break.
Berbatov scored after Andriy Vornonin had fired a header against the bar.
Real claimed the draw thanks to a marvellous piece of individual skill from Luis Figo and smart finishing from Raul 20 minutes from time.
The Portuguese midfielder weaved his way past three defenders, exchanged a smart one-two with Zidane and slipped the ball to Raul, who guided in from two metres out.
In Kiev, Dynamo’s 2-0 win over Roma means they need just a draw in their final Champions League group game at Bayer Leverkusen to make sure of reaching the knockout round.
Greece defender Traianos Dellas put the Ukrainian champions ahead in the 73rd minute when he inadvertently headed into his own goal trying to clear Tiberiu Ghioane’s cross on a wintry pitch at Kiev’s Olympic stadium.
Substitute Maxim Shatskikh sealed victory for the home side nine minutes from time after Roma defender Giuseppe Scurto was sent off in the 76th minute for his second yellow card.
Dynamo are top of Group B with 10 points.
Roma are out of contention with one point from five matches.
The Italians were hoping for revenge after Dynamo were awarded a 3-0 win over them when Swedish referee Anders Frisk was injured by a coin thrown by a spectator at Rome’s Olympic Stadium at half-time of their Group B opener two months ago.
Elsewhere, Ajax Amsterdam were eliminated from the Champions League after they suffered a 1-0 defeat by Juventus in Group C.
A 15th minute goal from Uruguayan Marcelo Zalayeta gave Juventus, who had already qualified for the knockout stage, their fifth straight 1-0 win in the group.
Juventus lead the group with a maximum 15 points and Bayern Munich secured second place with a 5-1 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Ajax are in third place on three points and must beat Bayern in their final game to be sure of a place in the UEFA Cup.
Bayern made certain of their place with victory at home to the Israeli champions.
After Claudio Pizarro opened the scoring with a 25-metre rocket in the 12th minute a comfortable win was never in doubt.
Bayern doubled their lead eight minutes before the break through Hasan Salihamidzic, who bundled the ball home after Pizarro’s header was blocked, and Torsten Frings made it 3-0 just before the break.
Maccabi’s Barukh Dago was brought down by goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and converted the penalty himself early in the second-half but Roy Makaay added two more goals for Bayern.
Radoslav Kovac’s own goal in the 20th minute gave Turkish champions Fenerbahce a rare away win against Sparta Prague in their Champions League Group D.
The victory guaranteed them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup.
In Liverpool’s Group A, Olympiakos beat Deportivo la Coruna 1-0 to send the Spanish side out of the competition.
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