PARIS – Paris police deployed hundreds of officers to manage crowds at among the metropolis’s sizzling spots, utilizing teargas and arresting dozens following the win of the town’s soccer membership
Footage aired on information channel BFM confirmed scenes of tensions and transient skirmishes round PSG’s Parc de Princes stadium in western Paris, the place over 40,000 watched the membership win its second consecutive title on big screens.
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Used to violent clashes that usually overshadow giant occasions, France has deployed 22,000 police to uphold order within the capital. Final 12 months, two individuals died and near 200 had been injured after PSG gained the Champions League for the primary time.
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Cops within the streets of Paris after Paris-Saint Germain gained the UEFA Champions League on Might 31, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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PSG followers conflict with police after Champions League win
Cops within the streets of Paris after Paris-Saint Germain gained the UEFA Champions League on Might 31, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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French Republican Safety Corps law enforcement officials stroll amid smoke from teargas on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, in the course of the UEFA Champions League last soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal FC performed in Budapest, on Might 30, 2026.
(ROMEO BOETZLE, AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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French Republican Safety Corps law enforcement officials detain a PSG supporter throughout celebrations following their staff’s win within the UEFA Champions League last towards Arsenal FC performed in Budapest, on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on Might 30, 2026.
(ROMEO BOETZLE, AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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Paris Saint-Germain supporters drive their scooters previous anti-riot law enforcement officials as they have fun their staff’s win within the UEFA Champions League last over Arsenal FC performed in Budapest, at Place du Trocadero in Paris on Might 30, 2026.
(LOU BENOIST, AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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Tensions between police and followers throughout celebrations after Paris-Saint Germaine’s win towards Arsenal within the Champions League last in Paris in Ile de France area of France on Might 30, 2026.
(BASILE DUBOUIS, Hans Lucas/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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A Paris-Saint Germain fan and police conflict within the streets at Parc des Princes, Paris, France, as PSG followers watch the UEFA Champions League last on Might 30, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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A firework is about off as Paris-Saint Germain followers and police conflict within the streets at Parc des Princes, Paris, France, throughout PSG’s win over Arsenal within the UEFA Champions League last on Might 30, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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PSG followers conflict with police after Champions League win
A firework is about off as Paris-Saint Germain followers and police conflict within the streets at Parc des Princes, Paris, France, throughout PSG’s win over Arsenal within the UEFA Champions League last on Might 30, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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PSG followers conflict with police after Champions League win
Paris-Saint Germain followers and police clashed within the streets of Paris as PSG supporters watched the UEFA Champions League last on Might 30, 2026.
(Abdul Saboor, REUTERS)
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Police watch as Paris-Saint Germain followers have fun on the Champs-Elysees after successful the UEFA Champions Leagueon Might 30, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Clashes broke out between regulation enforcement and Parisians in the course of the celebration of Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) second Champions League title within the Bastille neighborhood on Might 30, 2026, in Paris.
(BENOIT DURAND, Hans Lucas/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
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The Champs Élysées boulevard, which authorities had partially cordoned off, was filling with principally peaceable PSG followers, TV footage confirmed, with police estimating the gang measurement at 20,000. Some supporters let off fireworks and lit flares.
By 11 p.m. native time, police had made greater than 130 arrests, Paris Police stated. A police spokesperson informed Reuters that six automobiles and two storefronts had been broken.