Psg wins Champions League, night of violence in Paris: one dead and 780 detained
However, the team will be received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace after celebrations this afternoon in the heart of the French capital
Paris woke up with a heavy balance after the long night of festivities for Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal. The celebrations for the club's European triumph degenerated mainly on the Champs-Élysées and near the Parc des Princes, the Psg stadium, leaving behind one dead, one seriously injured, hundreds of arrests and numerous incidents of vandalism.
According to the capital's public prosecutor's office, the victim is a man who was travelling on a motorcycle and who allegedly crashed into some concrete blocks on an exit slip road of the Boulevard Périphérique, at the Porte Maillot, not far from the Parc des Princes. Another person was seriously injured and is in a reserved prognosis.
The celebrations started immediately after the final whistle of the match played on Saturday night in Budapest, whereParis Saint-Germain won the Champions League overcoming Arsenal on penalties at the end of a particularly hard-fought final. Thousands of fans poured into the streets of the capital, especially in the areas around the Arc de Triomphe and on the Champs-Élysées. Between smoke bombs, flags and horns, some 20,000 gathered along the famous boulevard.
As the hours passed, however, the situation worsened. The police prefecture reported that smaller groups caused riots in various areas of the city, setting vehicles on fire and damaging businesses. Various cars were set on fire and some people attempted to storm a police station in the 8th arrondissement. The intervention of the police dispersed the group.
The Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, announced that 780 people were detained overnight between the capital and other French cities. Of these, almost 300 in Paris alone. Seven police officers were also injured in the clashes. Nuñez called the violence 'absolutely unacceptable', pointing out that the riots affected some fifteen French cities.
