Paris police have arrested dozens of people after violence disrupted celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s second Champions League victory on Saturday and a group tried to storm a police station in the French capital.
Fans began celebrating in Paris after the final whistle earlier in the evening in Budapest, Hungary, where PSG won by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final.
Fans marched along the boulevards near the Arc de Triomphe, some firing flares and blaring horns. About 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysées as police controlled the crowd.
The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in several locations, with some destroying shops and setting fires. Cars were also set on fire. One police officer was injured. Those who tried to storm a police station in the posh 8th arrondissement were dispersed, police said.
It said 45 people had been taken into custody by 10 p.m.
The main ring road around Paris was briefly blocked by crowds before police dispersed them. Police also said a bakery and a restaurant were damaged.
Officers also gathered around 1,000 people near the PSG stadium in the 16th arrondissement and cleared barricades made from bicycles.
In May last year, after PSG’s first title, when 201 people were injured in the French capital and police made more than 500 arrests across France, Paris was on high alert, with 8,000 police officers spread across the city.
Published on May 31, 2026
