Videos. PSG's Champions League victory: scenes of jubilation in the capital, some unrest
And first on the Champs-Élysées, where the large number of police officers present carried out dispersal charges and used a water cannon to disperse the crowd trying to access the Place de l'Étoile, which was off-limits. Earlier, Brav M teams intervened at Porte de Saint-Cloud, near the Parc des Princes, to prevent pedestrians from entering the Paris ring road.
Mild tensions arose on the Champs-Élysées just after the start of the second half of the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan #BFM2 pic.twitter.com/mGOV5aEXIJ
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) May 31, 2025
Police officers who made 81 arrests before the final whistle, including for possession of incendiary devices and fireworks, reported the Paris police prefecture.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau urged law enforcement to "react vigorously to these abuses."
True PSG fans are getting excited about their team's magnificent performance. Meanwhile, barbarians have taken to the streets of Paris to commit crimes and provoke law enforcement.
I asked the security forces...
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) May 31, 2025
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