Over 750 arrested and 219 people injured after PSG Champions League celebrations
Over 750 people have been arrested, 219 people injured, and 57 police officers wounded after Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League final triumph over Arsenal on penalties sparked widespread disorder throughout France.
Supporters flooded the famous Champs-Élysées avenue immediately after PSG secured their victory in the shootout, with footage capturing flares being ignited, electric bicycles set ablaze, and at least one shop window smashed by revellers.
Trouble had already begun earlier when fans gathered at PSG's home ground, Parc des Princes, to watch the match on large screens.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 780 individuals were arrested, with more than 450 in custody.
Some 57 police officers sustained injuries, while damage was reported to six vehicles, two commercial premises and a bus shelter.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez described the violence as "absolutely unacceptable," but noted authorities were prepared with a "very robust, very solid system in place".
Mr Nunez said: "We are a great country for maintaining public order. We allow freedom of assembly, but not excesses.
"The vast majority go out to celebrate and it goes very well. But other individuals, who are not PSG supporters, who don't even watch the match, come to cause trouble and disturbances.
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"We are here to prevent them from doing so. Our response is very firm."
Officers resorted to firing tear gas to break up crowds gathering in central Paris, where fireworks and flares lit up the night sky.
Marine Le Pen took to X to criticise the disorder, saying: "Only in France does a football club's victory spark riots.
"Only in France does everyone feel compelled to lock themselves in their homes on the evening of a victory to avoid being confronted with violence."
Despite the overnight chaos, PSG's squad is scheduled to participate in a celebratory procession through the capital on Sunday afternoon, with 6,000 police mobilised.
The parade route will take players past the Champ-de-Mars, situated beside the Eiffel Tower, before concluding with an official reception hosted by President Emmanuel Macron.
In north London, Arsenal will celebrate their Premier League title with an open-top bus parade.
Mikel Arteta's team are due to be on their 5.6-mile route around north London at 2pm, with as many as half a million supporters expected to take to the streets.
The Gunners were hoping to celebrate by winning their first Champions League trophy, following their league success in the club's 140-year history.
Eberechi Eze and Gabriel both missed their penalties during Saturday's shootout, allowing PSG to retain their title.
Speaking afterwards, Arteta said: "First of all, you have to go through that pain, digest it and turn it into fuel to improve and to reach a different level.
"I will take a few days with my family, and then I will start the process to review what we've done.
"We will start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach another level.
"And we're going to have to show that ambition because we are more than capable of doing it. But it's going to demand us to be very, very ambitious, very fast and very smart."
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