Jubilant Paris Saint-Germain supporters spill onto Paris streets, some clashes with police

Footage aired on news channel BFM showed scenes of tension and brief skirmishes around PSG’s Parc de Princes stadium in western Paris, where over 40,000 watched the club win its second consecutive title on giant screens.

Used to violent clashes that often overshadow large events, France has deployed 22,000 police to uphold order in the capital. Last year, two people died and close to 200 were injured after PSG won the Champions League for the first time.

The Champs Élysées boulevard, which authorities had partially cordoned off, was filling with mostly peaceful PSG fans, TV footage showed, with police estimating the crowd size at 20,000. Some supporters let off fireworks and lit flares.

By 11 p.m. (2100 GMT), police had made more than 130 arrests, Paris Police said. A police spokesperson told Reuters that six vehicles and two storefronts had been damaged by.