Chaos erupts in Paris after PSG wins Champions League (VIDEOS)
Fans torched scooters and clashed with police in Paris on Saturday after local football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League, defeating Arsenal.
According to AFP, some 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees to watch a broadcast of the match, which was played in Budapest, Hungary. The crowd erupted in celebration after the French club beat its English rival in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout.
Violence soon broke out as some fans set scooters on fire and launched fireworks at police.
Des poubelles et vélos en libre service sont incendiés en marge des célébrations de la seconde victoire du PSG en finale de LDC. Une habitante tente de s’interposer.#PSGARS#TeamPSGpic.twitter.com/3psl3NIzjd
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) May 30, 2026
Paris (May 30) — Rioters started fires in the street to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain winning the soccer Champions League. pic.twitter.com/5w5PMqy43f
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 30, 2026
A total of 131 people were detained, 45 of whom were taken into custody, police said. One officer was injured. By 11:30 p.m., police said the number of people detained had risen to 326.
Tensions autour du Parc des Princes pendant la finale de Ligue des Champions.
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) May 30, 2026
Les policiers pris à parti suite à une tentative d’interpellation.#PSGARSpic.twitter.com/PkCZaBIb7M
Police detained several people outside the Parc des Princes stadium.
AFP reported that six vehicles and two businesses were damaged. According to L’Equipe, a kiosk near the Champs-Elysees was set on fire, while a bus stop was vandalized.
#PSG, der Moslem- und Afrikanerclub aus #Paris hat gespielt. Natürlich erschüttern sofort schwerste Unruhen Paris. Die Nacht wird blutig. #PSGARS#Elfmeterschießen CL Sieger pic.twitter.com/mbf9JI0f9m
— Max van Stetten (@homo_est_liber) May 30, 2026
Gros affrontements en cours près du àParc des Princes.
— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) May 30, 2026
Des policiers sont pris pour cible par de nombreux tirs de feux d'artifice et projectiles.#PSG#PSGARS#Arsenal#UCLfinal#Parispic.twitter.com/tHHxQ5wkeh
PSG won the title for the second consecutive year, becoming only the second French club, after Marseille in 1993, to win Europe’s premier club competition.
The club’s triumph last year was also marred by riots in Paris, resulting in two deaths and nearly 500 arrests.
