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PSG’s 5–0 Champions League Triumph Marred by Deadly Riots in France

Heavy rioting in Paris and across France highlighted failures in crowd control.

Overview

  • In Munich, PSG routed Inter Milan 5–0 to secure the club’s first Champions League crown.
  • Festivities in Paris and beyond devolved into violent riots that left two people dead and almost 200 injured.
  • French authorities made over 500 arrests during widespread looting, vandalism and hundreds of recorded fires.
  • Celebrations around Munich’s Allianz Arena were largely peaceful, though police logged 15 arrests, issued 64 citations and observed damage to the pitch.
  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau blasted the rioters as “barbarians,” calling for tougher measures to curb fan violence.