Hundreds of people have been arrested in Paris following clashes with police, after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated their club’s first victory in the Champions League on Saturday.
Officers arrested nearly 300 people after clashes broke out near the city’s Champs-Elysees avenue and PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium, where nearly 50,000 people had watched the 5-0 historic win against Inter Milan in Munich on big screens.
Flares and fireworks were set off, bus shelters were smashed and cars were torched amid the wild celebrations .
Approximately 5,400 police were deployed across Paris in anticipation of the raucous celebrations.
Most of the almost 300 people detained were suspected of possessing fireworks and causing disorder, Paris police said.
“Troublemakers on the Champs-Elysees were looking to create incidents and repeatedly came into contact with police by throwing large fireworks and other objects,” police said in a statement.
Brilliant teenager, Desire Doue’s delightful performance helped PSG recorded 5- 0 historic victory over inter Milan in the final .
Doue got brace for PSG and became the third teenager to score in a Champions League final – after Patrick Kluivert of Ajax in 1995 and Carlos Alberto, who played for Porto in 2004.
The victory justified the prospect of young legs paraded by PSG and future of the club in both the domestic league and european championships.
Inter Milan also lost to Manchester City in the 2023 final of the championship .
