At the Benito Villamarin Stadium, Manuel Pellegrini’s team were good value for a point, with on-loan Leicester man Ayoze Perez stinging the palms of Thibaut Courtois early on.
Real Madrid thought they had taken a valuable first-half lead when Karim Benzema’s fierce free-kick deflected off Antonio Rudiger and beyond Claudio Bravo, but the referee ruled that the ball had struck the German defender’s hand and it was chalked off.
The second half was also evenly matched, with both teams searching for an opening goal. Benzema went close again but his left-footed shot was parried away by Bravo after good work down the left by Vinicius Junior.