Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France
French authorities said most supporters celebrated peacefully as 57 police officers were injured and one man died in a road accident during the unrest.
- Following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal on Saturday, violent clashes erupted across Paris as police detained hundreds of people. Groups attempted to storm a police station and blockaded the city's main ring road.
- Authorities had deployed 22,000 police officers nationwide, including 8,000 in Paris, anticipating unrest after riots marred the club's first title win last year. In that 2025 event, 201 people were injured and more than 500 arrests occurred across France.
- Vandals damaged storefronts and set fires, while 57 officers sustained injuries during the disturbances. Security forces seized two dozen flares and about 100 fireworks and cleared barricades made from bicycles near the Parc des Princes.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez condemned the unrest as "absolutely unacceptable," vowing a "firm" response from security forces. Three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wrote on X that "only in France does a football club's victory spark riots."
- PSG players will host a public celebration Sunday at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, where 85,000 to 90,000 fans are expected. The team will then meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace.
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What began as an echo of celebration around the largest cities in France when Paris Saint-Germain scored the fourth prison, in a few hours turned into riot and mass riots simulating a Mad Max scene in the French capital. And this is not the first time this has happened. The police were prepared and dramatically reinforced their security measures after the 2025 riots.With a contingent of 22,000 police deployed across the country, including 8,000 …
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