
Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League final immediately ignited the atmosphere in the French capital, which had been anxiously waiting for this trophy for years.
But the joy on the streets of Paris quickly turned into chaos, more than 130 people were arrested, several shops were looted and cars were burned.
The most serious scenes were recorded on the Champs-Elysees, where the riots started after PSG's first goal. One shoe store was attacked with missiles and hard objects, while another, part of a well-known furniture chain, suffered the same fate. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
In Grenoble, in the south of France, a vehicle hit a group of people who were celebrating, injuring four people. Three of them are in serious condition, while one is in critical condition. According to "Le Parisien", the driver allegedly lost control of the car and had no intention of causing the accident. After the collision, he tried to flee to escape the angry crowd, but then surrendered to law enforcement.
In Pau, a town in the Pyrenees, about fifty people destroyed a bus and a shop window. In Paris, a girl was injured on the Place de la Bastille after falling over metal barriers around the column.
The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, condemned the violence and its perpetrators, calling them "barbarians", stressing that they are destroying the joy of real PSG fans celebrating peacefully.
Scenes coming out of Paris, France. pic.twitter.com/dz7qlRrZD7
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