France detains hundreds after violent clashes as Paris Saint-German won Champions League

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(AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) 4 of 6 A car burns as PSG supporters celebrate in Paris, Saturday, May 30, 2026 after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris-saint-germain" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="4147" data-entity-type="organization">Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal that’s being played in Budapest., PSG won the game. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 5 of 6 | A car burns and fireworks explode as police watch PSG supporters celebrate in Paris, Saturday, May 30, 2026 after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris-saint-germain" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="4147" data-entity-type="organization">Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal that’s being played in Budapest, PSG won the game. 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Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Paris (AP) — French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris-saint-germain" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="4147" data-entity-type="organization">Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title.Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 57 officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalized shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station. Nuñez said at a news conference Sunday that “the situation has been largely brought under control.”“Most of the celebrations took place peacefully” across the French capital, he said, noting most incidents happened in the Champs Elysees neighborhood and close to the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris where fans had gathered to watch the match.police also intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris, he said. Nuñez said incidents took place in about 15 cities in France, describing “one to two” shops vandalized in each other than Paris. He said 780 people were detained in all, with 480 of them in the Paris area alone.The Paris prosecutors’ office said 277 people have been formally placed in police custody, including 82 minors, for alleged offences. Most were for assault of police officers while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order. 5 MIN READ 1 MIN READ 4 MIN READ One serious accident involved a driver losing control of a car that rammed into a restaurant’s terrace, leaving two people wounded including one seriously, Nuñez said. But Nuñez said that planned celebrations for the team’s win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, would go ahead as scheduled. He warned that police would respond with “firmness and determination” to any potential violence. The PSG team will then be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace. Fans began celebrating in Paris after the final whistle Saturday evening in Budapest, Hungary, where Paris-saint-germain" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="4147" data-entity-type="organization">Paris Saint-Germain won by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final. Fans marched along the avenues near Paris’ Arc de Triomphe monument, with some setting off flares and blaring car horns. Around 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees, where police worked to contain the crowd.The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in various locations, with some vandalizing shops and setting fires to garbage and self-service bicycles in the streets. Cars were also set ablaze. Those who attempted to storm a police station in the posh 8th Arrondissement neighborhood were dispersed, police said. In May last year following PSG’s first title, 201 people were injured in the French capital and police made more than 500 arrests across France. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer Corbet is an Associated Press reporter based in Paris. She covers French politics, diplomacy and defense as well as gender issues and breaking news. Petrequin has been covering sports and news for the Associated Press for 25 years. He is based in Paris.