All four Spanish clubs are now through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, Real Madrid picking up the necessary one point they needed after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City. Regardless of the outcome of the final round of matches, Real will finish second in the group behind Borussia Dortmund.
Benzema gave Real Madrid the lead after ten minutes and the La Liga champions had several good opportunities to increase their lead, but it was not to be. With twenty minutes to go, Arbeola was sent off for a second bookable offence after fouling Aguero inside the penalty area and Aguero equalised from the resulting penalty kick sending Real’s keeper Casillas diving the wrong way.