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PSG’s Champions League Triumph Marred by Deadly Riots and Mass Arrests

French authorities mobilized over 5,400 police to secure restricted celebrations following clashes in multiple cities that left two people dead.

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Overview

  • Paris Saint-Germain routed Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final in Monaco on June 1, triggering spontaneous fan gatherings across France.
  • Riots in Paris, Grenoble and Dax led to 559 arrests as cars were torched, shops looted and fireworks launched at police.
  • Two people were killed—a 17-year-old stabbed in Dax and a woman struck by a car while riding a scooter in Paris—and four others were seriously injured in a Grenoble crash.
  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau deployed 5,400 police and gendarmes and demanded forceful action against what he described as ‘barbarian’ rioters.
  • Despite the unrest, 110,000 fans attended a tightly controlled parade on the Champs-Élysées and the PSG squad was later received by President Macron at the Élysée Palace.