US EditionPSG Players and Staff Welcomed at the Elysée Palace by Macron
- On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Paris Saint-Germain and their staff at the Elysée Palace to honor their Champions League victory.
- PSG won their first-ever Champions League title by defeating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final held the day before at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
- The team paraded along the Champs-Élysées before the reception, drawing an estimated 110,000 supporters, while celebrations nationwide led to clashes and violence.
- President Macron condemned the violence as 'unacceptable' after two deaths and numerous injuries during the celebrations, with nearly 600 arrests across France.
- The victory boosted national pride and PSG’s desire to win again, despite isolated violent incidents that the club stated do not represent the majority of their supporters.
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Winners of the Champions League, the players of Luis Enrique were received by the President of the Republic at the Elysée on Sunday. And if the head of state had told the champions of his "fierty", his heart to support Marseilles would nevertheless have taken over at times.
Macron welcomes PSG to Elysee palace to celebrate Champions League win
The winner of European club football's biggest prize arrived in Paris on Sunday afternoon and head to France's most famous avenue, the Champs-Élysées, which overnight Saturday saw acts of violence and clashes with police.
After their historic climax in the Champions League against Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain players were welcomed by Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée.
PSG players and staff welcomed at the Elysée Palace by Macron
PSG players and staff were warmly welcomed at the Élysée Palace by President Emmanuel Macron. The reception celebrated the team’s historic Champions League victory, highlighting their achievement as a proud moment for French football.
After a festive parade from Roissy airport to the Champs-Élysées, the PSG delegation, led by Nasser al-Khelaïfi and Marquinhos, was received at the Élysée by Emmanuel Macron. At the end of the speech of the head of state, the president of the Parisian club, visibly moved, reacted to the microphone: "It was very moving honestly, when it came from the President of the Republic. I am really very proud as president of Paris-Saint-Germain". The presi…
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