Paris police arrest more than 130 as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win over Arsenal

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Paris police arrested over 130 individuals following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League final victory over Arsenal. Thousands of officers were deployed to manage crowds at key locations, including around the Parc des Princes stadium where over 40,000 fans watched the match on giant screens. During celebrations, some PSG fans reportedly threw fireworks at police, who responded with teargas. The clashes resulted in damage to six vehicles and two storefronts. The interior minister stated a robust system was in place to curb violence, with 22,000 police deployed in the capital. While some areas saw tensions, the Champs-Élysées boulevard was largely filled with peaceful fans, though some fireworks and flares were also present there.

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Last year, two people died and close to 200 were injured after PSG won the Champions League.

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France deployed 22,000 police to uphold order in the capital.

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Six vehicles and two storefronts were damaged during the celebrations.

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Paris police arrested over 130 people following PSG's Champions League win over Arsenal.

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Some PSG fans aimed fireworks at police officers, who responded with teargas.

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Paris-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="137337" data-entity-type="organization">Paris police deployed thousands of officers to control crowds at some of the city’s hotspots, using teargas and arresting more than 130 people, after Paris-saint-germain" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="4147" data-entity-type="organization">Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Arsenal in Saturday’s Champions League final.Footage aired on the news channel BFM showed scenes of tensions and brief skirmishes around PSG’s Parc de Princes stadium in western Paris, where more than 40,000 people watched the club win its second consecutive title on penalties at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on giant screens.By 11pm (9pm BST), police had made more than 130 arrests, Paris-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="137337" data-entity-type="organization">Paris police said. A police spokesperson told Reuters that six vehicles and two storefronts had been damaged.Some PSG fans aimed fireworks at police officers who responded with teargas during the celebrations, according to reports in France, while some were seen wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “FU*K Arsenal 2026” as they stood next to burning Lime Bikes on the city’s streets.Smoke was seen rising from several areas during the clashes.Police were seen sprinting after groups of fans with riot gear and stamping out flares discarded on the road.A PSG supporter shoots off a firework on Avenue Foch. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty ImagesThe interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said there was a “very robust, very solid system in place” to curb violence.A police spokesperson said: “Our responsibility is to guarantee everyone a festive celebration that is calm and fully secure.”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 by beating Inter Milan.The Champs-Élysées boulevard, which authorities had partly cordoned off, was filling with mostly peaceful PSG fans, TV footage showed. Police estimated the crowd size at 20,000. Some supporters let off fireworks and lit flares.

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