Diego Simeone's side held top spot heading into Group C's initial commencement and could have pulled three focuses in front of Benfica with triumph in Kazakhstan.
Koke struck the woodwork once in every half except Atletico drudged time after time under lock and key against an all around taught home side.
Fernando Torres - pursuing his 100th Atleti objective - additionally spurned a decent risk and Antoine Griezmann approached in the second half, however Astana hung on for a well known point which keeps alive their expectations of in any event finishing so as to fight for an Europa League spot third.
Astana, in their lady Champions League crusade, now have two focuses from their four matches taking after a 2-2 home draw with Galatasary on matchday two.
Tiago approached at an opportune time for Atletico with a blocked exertion inside the range however Astana, thundered on by a vociferous home group, denied them any genuine musicality in the opening 25 minutes.
Junior Kabananga's scraped volley from 20 yards constrained Jan Oblak into a spare yet risks were few and far between in the opening half-hour, until Torres stole in behind Evgeny Postnikov taking after Juanfran's long ball and goaded wide crosswise over objective.
Koke circled an exertion onto the crossbar with a free-kick just before half-time however Atletico generally attempted to discover a route past a willful home side.
Diego Godin looked a header straight into Nenad Eric's hands and Tiago dragged a shot wide from 20 yards as Atletico turned up the weight after the interim.
Simeone tossed on Jackson Martinez with an end goal to get through a powerful guarded line however Atletico's development play on the manufactured turf was again and again worked or fixed by wayward passes.
Griezmann, who had been calm all through, bubbled a low shot only wide of the far post after a slick one-two with Koke, before the Spain midfielder just about got fortunate with a circled cross from the left that bobbed off the highest point of the bar.
Eric spared down low from Jose Gimenez's header as Atleti pushed further forward as Astana legs became tired, and the 2013-14 finalists very nearly grabbed the triumph with the last kick of the amusement, as Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco gathered Griezmann's cross and shot crosswise over objective, just for the goalkeeper to claim well low to one side.
Eventually, in any case, Astana hung on for a popular point and restored some pride taking after their 4-0 rout in Madrid on matchday three.
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