Soccer followers rejoice PSG’s victory on the Champs-Elysees avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, after the Champions League closing soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Paris.
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PARIS — Two followers died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s largest prize, French authorities stated Sunday.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to dying within the metropolis of Dax throughout a PSG road celebration after Saturday evening’s closing in Munich, the nationwide police service stated. A person was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a automobile throughout PSG celebrations, the inside minister’s workplace stated. The circumstances of each are being investigated.
A police officer was hit by accident by fireworks in Coutance in northwest France and positioned in a synthetic coma due to grave eye accidents, the nationwide police service stated.
Tons of of individuals had been arrested within the celebrations, which had been largely peaceable however degenerated into violence in some areas.
The crew is predicted to return to a giant parade on the Champs-Elysees on Sunday after clinching its first Champions League title, a 5-0 win over Inter Milan.
On the prime of the Champs-Élysées avenue, a water cannon was used to guard the Place de l’Étoile, close to the landmark Arc de Triomphe. Police stated a big crowd not watching the match tried to push by a barrier to make contact with police.
By 2 a.m. Sunday, a complete of 294 arrests had been made, together with 30 individuals who broke right into a shoe store on the Champs-Élysées. Two automobiles had been set alight near Parc des Princes, police added.
On the Place de la Bastille, there have been joyous scenes as followers climbed onto the bottom of the well-known column, singing, dancing and letting off flares, whereas these round joined in.
At one level, motorbikes loudly revved their engines and the group cheered as they did laps across the column. There have been no police close by and, by 1 a.m., the environment was upbeat with no tensions and loads of singing.
Safety had been tightened up in anticipation of potential post-match violence and 5,400 cops had been deployed on the Champs-Élysées, different key components of Paris, and its close by suburbs.
