Following PSG’s Champions League victory against Arsenal, there were massive riots throughout France that resulted in 400 arrests; one football fan has died and another is in critical care.
In Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg, and Grenoble, there were remarkable scenes of turmoil and anarchy, with one supporter confirmed dead and another in critical condition.
Football fans vandalized stores and started fires. A small group even attempted to overrun a police station in Paris.
The stabbing of an anonymous 17-year-old man who sustained many wounds near the Champs Élysée has prompted a police inquiry.
He is in critical condition, and a 23-year-old man who crashed his motorcycle into a concrete block passed away.
277 persons, including 82 juveniles, have been formally held in police custody for alleged offenses, according to the Paris prosecutors’ office.
Police attempt to disperse PSG fans who failed to set off pyrotechnics during their celebration in Paris.
The majority were for assaulting police officers, but there were also accusations of theft, damage, and disturbing public order.
In one major collision, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the terrace of a restaurant, injuring two individuals, one of them critically.
57 officers were injured overall, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, who also reported unrest in 15 French cities.
According to Nuñez, the team’s victory party on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, which is close to the Eiffel Tower, will proceed as planned. He issued a warning that any possible violence will be met with “firmness and determination” by the police.
Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, will then host the PSG team in the Elysee presidential palace.
Following the final whistle on Saturday night in Budapest, Hungary, where Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal on penalties in a thrilling final, supporters in Paris started to celebrate.
Some of the supporters lit flares and honking their cars as they marched along the streets close to the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Police attempted to keep the mob in check as about 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees.
Police see wild scenes as a car burns and fireworks go off.
According to the Paris police prefecture, smaller groups caused disruptions in a number of places. Some of them set fire to trash and self-service bicycles in the streets, while others vandalized stores. They also set cars on fire.
According to authorities, those who tried to attack a police station in the upscale 8th Arrondissement neighborhood were dispersed.
Football-related violence is becoming more prevalent in France, and similar incidents occurred following PSG’s first Champions League victory last year.
That time, police made over 500 arrests around France and 201 people were hurt in the French capital.
