Two people died and more than 500 were arrested after the disorder broke out during the last celebrations of the Champions League in France after the victory of Paris St. Germain, the French Ministry of the Interior said.
Wild parties broke out over the French capital and further after PSG Italian opponents inter -Milan crushed to win the Champions League for the first time.
Without skirmishes with the police after the victory, the party spoiled.
The Ministry of the Interior said that 192 people were injured and there were 692 fires, including 264 with vehicles.
From Sunday morning, 559 people were arrested, including 491 in Paris, which led to 320 people being placed in police detention, 254 of them in Paris, the ministry added.
Torches and fireworks illuminated the city, car horns remained and the Eiffel Tower was illuminated in blue and red.
The final in Munich was viewed on a large scale in Paris, including in PSG’s Parc des Princes Stadium, where the competition was broadcast on a gigantic screen.
However, the 5-0 win over Inter Milan also led to some unrest, with flash points and arrests that took place, even during the game.
Outside the stadium, a short collision broke out during the first half between celebrating PSG fans who scare off torches and riot police, who responded with tear gas to spread the crowd.
A water cannon was used at the top of the Champs-Elysées Avenue to protect the L’étoile place, near the Arc de Triomphe. The police reported that a large crowd that did not keep an eye on the game tried to break a barrier to confront the police.
Mindful about all the parties that get out of hand, as was often the case in Paris during high -profile football matches, PSG Forward Ousmane Dembélé insisted on fans after the final to show reluctance in the midst of their euphoria.
“Let’s celebrate, but without breaking everything in Paris,” he told Broadcaster Canal Plus.
It was hoped that PSG’s route from seasoned campaigner inter-a triple Champions League winner-winner would get the headlines.
“I have no words,” said 19-year-old PSG Forward Désiré Doué, who scored twice and set up one goal in an enchanting performance. “But what I can say is” thank you Paris, “we did it.”
At the place De la Bastille there were joyful scenes when fans climbed, singing, dancing and flaring up on the base of the famous column, while people ran around.
At a certain point the engines loudly delivered their engines and the crowd cheered while they round the column. There was no police in the neighborhood and by 1 am the atmosphere was cheerful without tensions and lots of singing.
The security was tightened pending potential violence after the competition and 5,400 police officers were deployed on the Champs-Elysées, other important parts of Paris and the nearby suburbs.
Two hours before the kick-off from 9 p.m., the Champs-Elysées were already full of fans who sing and torters, while the 49,000 capacity Parc des Princes had a major police presence outside.
Around 11.30 pm the police said they were expecting a massive arrival of fans on the Champs-Elysées.
There were outbreaks of violence about three weeks ago after PSG Arsenal had eliminated to reach the final. One car rammed in supporters and was later set on fire, while shop windows were smashed. Riot Police still spread at 3 hours of fans and there were more than 40 arrests in the city.
Five years ago, dissatisfied fans Collision with riot police On the Laan after their team lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Lisbon.
When PSG won the French title in 2013 – ending a waiting time of 19 years – celebrations were demolished on Monday after violent scenes in which fans fought with Riot Police for a few hours, causing 30 people to be injured.
There were also incidents on the Champs-Elysées after winning Algerije’s African Cup of Nations in 2019, and in 2021 after a competition between Morocco and Algeria in the Arab Cup, and in 2022 after France and Morocco both qualified the same day for the World Cup Semifinal on the same day.
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