Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro and Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal in action during the Group F match of the UEFA Champions League in Dortmund, Germany on Sept 27, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

However, Dortmund efforts got rewarded just before the break as Aubameyang slotted home a rebound following a free kick on target to level the scores in the 43rd minute.

After the restart, Dortmund started where they left off yet they remained sloppy with their finish allowing Real Madrid to grab the lead again after Varane poked home a square pass from Karim Benzema to make it 2-1 on the scoreboards in 68th minute.

Dortmund remained unimpressed and responded with furious attacks. Nevertheless, the hosts had to wait until the dying minutes of the game before Andre Schuerrle hammered home the equalizer to deny Real Madrid the away victory 87th minute.

"I am very satisfied with the draw," Dortmund coach Tuchel said. "We played a good first half but left too many chances unused."

With the result, Dortmund top Group F with four points followed by Real Madrid, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Legia Warsaw.