Looted stores, burning cars, hundreds of arrests: While Paris Saint-Germain celebrate a historic victory in Munich, riots break out in the French capital.
01.06.2025, 00:50
01.06.2025, 15:17
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Violent riots broke out in the French capital on the night of Paris Saint-Germain's historic Champions League triumph. Rioters looted stores, smashed windows and set fire to cars - 559 people were arrested, according to French media reports citing the police. 22 security forces and 7 firefighters were injured in the riots.
According to the report, there were riots in particular on the Champs-Élysées boulevard - which was later cleared by the police - and near the Parc des Princes, where tens of thousands of football fans had gathered for public viewing. Some of the police were shot at with fireworks and used tear gas against rioters.
In Paris, a 20-year-old man died in the night following a car accident, according to police reports. It is being investigated whether this was in connection with the celebrations. The media had previously reported that the dead person in Paris was a woman who had been hit by a car by fans.
In Dax in the south of France, a young man was stabbed to death on the fringes of a fan celebration. The 17-year-old was injured late in the evening and died a good two hours later in hospital, according to the local public prosecutor's office. The crime took place in a place where several bars were broadcasting the match. However, it could not be connected to the game itself. Investigators are still looking for the perpetrator.
In northern France, a police officer was hit by an object and injured so severely that he had to be placed in an induced coma. There were no further details on most of the 192 injured. In Grenoble in eastern France, a car drove into a celebrating crowd. According to the police, it was an accident. Four members of a family were injured, two of them seriously.
Interior Minister rails against "barbarians"
France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau wrote on X in the evening about "barbarians" who had provoked the emergency services while real fans were enjoying the final between PSG and Inter Milan in Munich. He later shared a call from the Parisian club for all fans to behave respectfully and peacefully.
With a 5:0 victory against the Italian runners-up, PSG had secured the title in the European premier class for the first time in the club's history. The final was played in Munich, where French fans celebrated by storming the pitch after the final whistle, damaging the stadium pitch in the process. In contrast, it remained largely peaceful on the streets of the Bavarian capital: despite minor clashes between rival fans, most supporters behaved fairly and did not riot, the police reported in the morning.
