The Ligue 1 giants fell behind to a Lacina Traore goal in the first half, but found a leveller thanks to a fine strike from Bernardo Silva with three minutes left in Moscow.
'Draw feels like a win' for Monaco in UCL - Jardim
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim felt his side's draw at CSKA Moscow was like a win after they scored a late equaliser in the Champions League.
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Jardim was thankful for the point as Monaco stayed top of Group E, one clear of Tottenham.
"This draw feels like a win," he said, via UEFA.
"We were a bit predictable up until they scored, but then we changed the way we played.
"The CSKA goalkeeper [Igor Akinfeev] was outstanding. He saved certain goals on two or three occasions."
Monaco have two matches at home to finish their group-stage campaign, with their next European outing a clash against CSKA on November 2.
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