Real Madrid scored two late goals to snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach in their Champions League Group B match.
Marcus Thuram converted the hosts' first chance of the game in the 33rd minute and tapped in on the rebound in the 58th minute to leave Real staring at two defeats out of two in their 2020/21 campaign.
But Karim Benzema cut the deficit in the 87th minute with an overhead kick and Casemiro got the equaliser in stoppage time, after Sergio Ramos' header fell kindly.
The 13-time European champions had lost their previous three games in the competition following last season's losses to Manchester City in the knockout stage and then their shock 3-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk last week.
Zinedine Zidane had been hoping to see his side carry over momentum from their 3-1 weekend win over Barcelona in La Liga but chances were few and far between and the heavyweights had to settle for saving face.
Joshua Kimmich volleyed a 79th-minute winner as Bayern Munich battled past Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in their Champions League Group A match to extend their winning run in the competition to 13 games.
Leon Goretzka headed Bayern in front in the 13th minute but they squandered a string of chances to double their lead and also hit the post before Anton Miranchuk punished their wastefulness following a quick break from Ze Luis.
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