The story of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League Thursday, June 8, 2017 Article top media content The story of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League ©Getty Images Article body Arsenal edged out a Paris side, who they had drawn twice against, to the Group A summit by winning on matchday six against Basel while the French outfit were held by Ludogorets©AFP/Getty Images Group B proved the tightest and most dramatic as Napoli won 2-1 at Benfica on matchday six to beat them to top spot while Beşiktaş lost 6-0 at Dynamo Kyiv to miss out©AFP/Getty Images Barcelona racked up 15 points and 20 goals - half of them scored by Lionel Messi - as they won Group C at a canter with Manchester City a distant second©Getty Images Atlético won their first four Group D games by a single goal to qualify but were denied a 100% record in the section when second-placed Bayern beat them on matchday six©Getty Images The top two in Group E was confirmed by matchday five with Monaco sealing first place and Leverkusen claiming the other spot in the knockout stages©AFP/Getty Images Marco Reus scored the 88th-minute equaliser as Dortmund came from two down to draw 2-2 at Real Madrid on matchday six and fend off the holders for top spot in Group F©Getty Images Leicester began their maiden UEFA Champions League campaign with three victories and four clean sheets as they eased into the last 16 as Group G winners ahead of Porto©AFP/Getty Images Juventus qualified for the round of 16 on matchday five with a 3-1 comeback victory at ten-man Sevilla, who then held Lyon on their final game to beat them to second place©AFP/Getty Images Bayern cruised into a sixth successive quarter-final by beating Arsenal 5-1 home and away in the round of 16©Getty Images Sergio Ramos struck twice in the return as Real Madrid overcame Napoli 3-1 in both legs of their round of 16 tie©AFP/Getty Images Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Dortmund wiped out a 1-0 first-leg deficit by crushing Benfica 4-0 in their round of 16 return©AFP/Getty Images Barcelona became the first team in UEFA Champions League history to overturn a 4-0 first-leg defict as they beat Paris 6-1 with two goals deep in added time©Getty Images Juventus proved defensively solid again as they followed up a 2-0 triumph at Porto with a 1-0 home win©AFP/Getty Images Leicester's fairy tale continued when they overturned a 2-1 deficit from their opener at Sevilla by winning their home meeting 2-0©AFP/Getty Images All the goals came in the opening meeting between Leverkusen and Atlético with the Spanish side winning the tie via a 4-2 first-leg away triumph©Bongarts Monaco eliminated Manchester City in thrilling fashion as they overturned a 5-3 deficit from the first leg by winning 3-1 with Tiemoué Bakayoko heading in the decisive goal 13 minutes from time©AFP/Getty Images Atlético were pushed all the way by Leicester in their quarter-final, Diego Simeone's men winning 1-0 at home before holding on for a 1-1 away draw©AFP/Getty Images Real Madrid and Bayern went to extra time after trading 2-1 away wins in the 90 minutes before Cristiano Ronaldo completed his hat-trick in the return to help the Meringues triumph 6-3 overall©AFP/Getty Images Monaco maintained their free-scoring form with three goals in each leg as they eased away from Dortmund 6-3 on aggregate©AFP/Getty Images Paulo Dybala struck twice in the first 22 minutes as Juventus beat Barcelona 3-0 first time out with a goalless draw at the Camp Nou ensuring a safe progression©Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show once again with a hat-trick as Real Madrid eased past Atlético 3-0 in their semi-final first leg©Getty Images Gonzalo Higuaín scored in each half as Juventus opened up a 2-0 lead with victory at Monaco in their semi-final first leg©Getty Images Isco's away goal sealed a 4-2 aggregate progression for Real Madrid after two early Atlético efforts had threatened an unlikely turnaround in the tie©Getty Images Dani Alves set up the first goal and scored the second as Juventus beat Monaco 2-1 to progress to the UEFA Champions League final 4-1 on aggregate©AFP/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo revels in scoring the opening goal of the final in the 20th minute for Real Madrid©Getty Images Mario Mandžukić reacts as his sensational overhead kick draws Juventus level seven minutes later©Getty Images Casemiro's deflected effort restored Real Madrid's lead in the 61st minute©Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo fires past Gianluigi Buffon to make it 3-1 to Real Madrid three minutes later©Getty Images Marco Asensio is ecstatic after rounding off a 4-1 victory in the final minute for Real Madrid©AFP/Getty Images Sergio Ramos lifts the trophy as Real Madrid claim the silverware for a record 12th time©Getty Images