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PSG Champions League Victory Celebrations Turn Deadly with Two Fatalities and Hundreds Arrested

French authorities have deployed extra security to safeguard today's trophy parade following riots that caused dozens of injuries, hundreds of arrests, extensive property damage.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain Victory Parade - Paris, France - June 1, 2025 General view of smoke rising as the Paris St Germain players celebrate after winning the Champions League on the bus during the victory parade REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain Victory Parade - Paris, France - June 1, 2025 Paris St Germain players celebrate after winning the Champions League on the bus during the victory parade REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain Victory Parade - Paris, France - June 1, 2025 Paris St Germain players and coach Luis Enrique celebrate after winning the Champions League on the bus during the victory parade REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain Victory Parade - Paris, France - June 1, 2025 Paris St Germain players celebrate after winning the Champions League on the bus during the victory parade REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Overview

  • PSG overwhelmed Inter Milan with a 5-0 victory in Saturday’s Champions League final.
  • Two people were killed in the ensuing chaos: a 17-year-old stabbed in Dax and a 23-year-old scooter rider struck by a car in Paris.
  • Rioting overnight left 192 people injured, 559 arrested across France, and 264 vehicles set ablaze.
  • In Grenoble a driver rammed a car into a crowd celebrating the win, seriously injuring four members of a family before being detained.
  • France’s interior minister condemned the violence as barbaric and ordered heightened security for PSG’s trophy parade scheduled for Sunday.