Police on Saturday detained more than 280 people inParisafter violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain'sChampions Leaguefinal victory.
Some 22,000 police were deployed acrossFrancefor the game, including 8,000 in Paris, afterunrestmarredPSG's win in the competition last year. Paris tram lines were halted, several metro stations shut and bus traffic halted in places in a bid to minimise disturbances.
According to the French interior ministry, 416 people were detained nationwide, including 283 who were apprehended inParis. It was not immediately clear how many of these individuals were remanded in custody to face further investigation.
'Unacceptable'
Interior ministerLaurent Nunezsaid seven officers had been wounded and called the unrest "absolutely unacceptable."
Six vehicles and two businesses were damaged.
A group of supporters also stormed the Paris ring road, the peripherique, bringing traffic to a halt for a time and letting off flares, a photographer from French news agency AFP said.
As fans celebrated thedramatic penalty shoot out victoryin the Hungarian capital, Budapest, some 20,000 people converged on Paris's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue, police said.
Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembl celebrates scoring their first goal with Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha, during the UEFA Champions League final between Paris St Germain and Arsenal at the Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary, 30 May, 2026
Shops boarded up their windows ahead of the match to avoid a repeat of disturbances last year when youths ransacked shops on the Champs-Elysees and other streets.
Two dozen flares and about 100 fireworks were seized Saturday, while a bus shelter was destroyed near the Champs-Elyses.
The match also came on a hectic evening in Paris, with singerAya Nakamuraperforming at the Stade de France national stadium, rapper Damso at the La Defense Arena and theFrench Opentennis in full swing.
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Policesaid a bakery and a restaurant were damaged nearPSG's Parc des Princes stadium, where tens of thousands gathered inside to watch the match but 4,000 to 5,000 people loitered outside with projectiles which were thrown at officers.
About 150 people "attempted to enter through one of the gates" at the stadium but police pushed them back, a police spokesperson said.
Some also attempted to erect a barricade with rental bikes which was cleared by police.
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An AFP reporter at the scene said clashes broke out between police and supporters near the stadium, and officers responded with tear gas when fireworks were thrown at them.
The scenes angered the French far right, with three-time presidential candidateMarine Le Penwriting on social media platform X that "only inFrancedoes a football club's victory spark riots."
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"Only in France does everyone feel compelled to lock themselves in their homes on the evening of a victory to avoid being confronted with violence," she added.
Nunez said there was a "very robust, very solid system in place" to curb violence.
ThePSGplayers will take part in a parade on Sunday afternoon on the Champs-de-Mars in front of theEiffel Towerwith some 100,000 people expected, before being received by PresidentEmmanuel Macronat the Elysee Palace.
(with AFP)
Originally published on RFI
