As football fans celebrated Paris Saint-Germain’s stunning Champions League victory overnight, two people died, hundreds were detained, and cars were set on fire in France, according to the interior ministry’s statement on Sunday.
Following PSG’s 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, the euphoria reached its epicenter in Paris, a theater full of car horns, cheers, singing in the street, and fireworks all night long.
When crowds gathered on the Champs-Elysees Avenue and started fighting with officers, the ministry reported that 491 people had been detained in the capital.
559 people were detained overall in France, including Paris, according to the report.
The celebrations took place as the two deaths took place.
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A motor scooter rider in Paris was killed in a collision in the city’s southern 15th arrondissement, which is located a few kilometers (miles) from the Champs-Elysees.
A 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed at a gathering in Dax, according to prosecutors in the town’s southwest.
The prosecutor’s office said it was unsure whether the death was directly related to the Champions League final, but he died “during the celebrations.” The perpetrator was “on the run,” the statement continued.
192 people celebrated in the streets, according to the interior ministry, along with 18 police officers in Paris and three others in France. Additionally, seven members of the fire service suffered injuries.
According to the report, 692 fires were reported nightly, including 264 fires that occurred in 264 cars.
Victory Parade
Tens of thousands of supporters were expected to gather on Sunday to see the PSG team’s victory parade on the Champs-Elysees.
The Arc de Triomphe, which is located at the top of the Champs-Elysees, was blocked by police on the famous thoroughfare overnight, according to AFP journalists.
In a statement, police claimed that “troublemakers” allegedly clashed with police “by throwing large fireworks and other objects.”
According to the prosecution, a policeman was struck in the eye by a firework in the Normandy region and was in an induced coma.
Members of a family are injured
Four people were seriously hurt when a car crashed into PSG fans in Grenoble, southeast of France, according to police, two of whom were seriously. According to police, all of the injured were members of the same family.
The driver was arrested after entering the police force. According to a source close to the investigation, it was thought that the driver had not done anything wrong.
The driver had a negative alcohol and drug test, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
Police in Paris reported scuffles that broke out near the Champs-Elysees avenue and PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium, where 48, 000 spectators had watched the game on enormous screens, but the majority of the crowds gathered peacefully.
According to police, the majority of those detained in the capital were suspected of illegally bringing about disorder and fireworks.
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For the first time in their history, PSG claimed the biggest prize in European club football with their victory.
Clement, a 20-year-old PSG supporter, called it “so good and so deserved!” Our struggles have been addressed in a song that discusses them.
However, this year’s team without stars gave us our faith back. 11 men play for one another, total.
The French President’s office announced that he would celebrate the players who won on Sunday by holding a party for them.
Macron congratulated a “day of glory for PSG” in a message on X.
It was hailed as a “historical win,” according to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo.
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