Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he hoped to avoid his former side Juventus in Monday's Champions League last-16 draw.
His side were denied top spot in Group F by a late equaliser in Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw at home to Borussia Dortmund at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Zidane's team seemed set for a victory which would have seen them win the group when Karim Benzema scored once in either half. But a young Dortmund team came back to equalise through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and substitute Marco Reus.
This meant that Dortmund finished first in the group and will be seeded for the round of 16, while Madrid go into next week's draw as a runner-up, although this year the strength of the teams in the two pots looks pretty even.
The Los Blancos coach told his postgame news conference that his team had wanted to win the game and win the group, and would have to wait for the draw to see what would happen next.
"We wanted to win the group and gave everything to do that, but we did not achieve it," ex-Juventus star Zidane said. "We are not going to go over it any more, we finish second and we will see the draw on Monday.
"I would say the worst to get is Juve -- for two reasons. But we can do nothing now, just watch on Monday like everyone else."
The French coach said he had got upset on the sideline watching as his team lost concentration after being in control of the game.
"On the pitch when you see how the second half was going, the end of the game, you can get a bit annoyed," Zidane said. "We had the game in our hand but we dropped intensity a bit.
"But this is football, you must concentrate until the end. The first goal they scored put them back in the game. We had chances to score the third. I will analyse the game coolly and we will look at it."
Madrid nonetheless stretched their unbeaten run to 34 games in all competitions, matching a club record set back in 1988-89, and Zidane paid credit to the hard work of his players and support of their fans.
"I must congratulate the players -- they are on the pitch, they suffer, run, fight," Zidane said. "And also thank the fans as they are always behind their team, supporting them always, and they have a part of what the team is doing.
"For us the idea is to keep going, we are doing well, but there is a long way to go yet this season."
Some of those supporters had whistled Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after he had missed a number of relatively simple second-half chances, with the Portugal captain reacting angrily at one point and gesturing towards the crowd.
"The fans are demanding, for sure, but the Bernabeu is like that," Zidane said. "Cristiano had some chances, he worked hard. This will always happen, and it will help us all to improve."
Benzema has been criticised by some around the Bernabeu in recent weeks, but his double strike means he has 50 goals in the Champions League over his career, passing Los Blancos legend Alfredo Di Stefano to climb to sixth place in the all-time top scorers list in the competition.
"It is not important for me to make history, what is important to keep working to keep our good form going," Zidane said. "[But] I am happy for Karim's goals, and also his work during the game. Karim had the fortune that his teammates helped to put him in a good position to score. He is happy and we keep going with our good run."
Little-used playmaker James Rodriguez impressed during a rare start at the Bernabeu, providing an excellent assist for Benzema's second goal, and generally working hard.
"James played a great game, the cross for the second goal for Karim was magnificent," Zidane said. "But not just his pass for the goal, he worked very hard, played a very good game, I am happy with it."