Both sides's saw their 100 percent starts end - with Porto drawing 0-0 away to Dynamo Kiev and Malaga earning a 1-1 draw with AC Milan at San Siro - but moved on to 10 points from four games in Groups A and C to secure a knockout round place.
Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of joining them until Mesut Ozil's superb curling freekick a minute from time secured Real Madrid a 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu.
Dortmund and Real are still favourites to progress from Group D after Manchester City and Ajax Amsterdam also drew 2-2, the Premier League champions hitting back from conceding twice in the first 17 minutes to retain their slim qualifying hopes.
Goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Jefferson Farfan rescued Group B leaders Schalke 04 as they hit back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Arsenal, who stay a point behind in second.
Olympiakos Piraeus also remained in contention by beating visitors Montpellier 3-1.
Paris St Germain thumped Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 in Group A while Anderlecht celebrated their first win in the competition proper for nine years by edging Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 in Group C.
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on Nov 7, 2012
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