See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy PETER ALLEN and ED HOLT Published: 18:53 BST, 30 May 2026 | Updated: 18:56 BST, 30 May 2026
Riots broke out in the French capital just minutes after Arsenal took the lead against PSG in the Champions League. The North London side are hoping to take home their second trophy of the season, after winning the Premier League last week, while PSG are hoping to win the coveted trophy for the second year in a row.The score is currently 1-1 after PSG equalised with a penalty in the 65th minute. PSG fans back in Paris did not take Arsenal's early advantage calmly with reports that police were using tear gas and baton charges against crowds who had gathered to watch the game on TV screens outside bars and cafés in sweltering heat on Saturday afternoon.Some supporters have also been arrested by police in full riot gear. ‘The trouble started as soon as Arsenal went one-nil up,’ said an onlooker. ‘Chairs and bottles were thrown at the police, who then moved in to make arrests.’Some Paris St Germain fans managed to climb up scaffolding on a building close to the Rue de Rivoli – one of the main shopping streets in the French capital.This led to further trouble as officers tried to get them down. In dramatic scenes in the French capital, PSG supporters have been arrested by police in full riot gear Firefighters in Paris were seen working to put out flares set off by PSG fans Jubilant Arsenal fans react to the earlier goal from Troussard outside the Emirates Meanwhile, outside the Emirates, hundreds of Arsenal fans reacted jubilantly to Troussard's goal by setting off red flares. In Paris, there were further skirmishes throughout the first half of the game, as some cafés turned off their televisions.Hundreds of tourists visiting nearby monuments such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre museum also found themselves caught up in the trouble.Firefighters in Paris were seen working to put out flares set off by PSG fans. There were some 5,000 police and gendarmes on the streets of Paris on Saturday to police crowds gathering to watch the Budapest final.Football violence is becoming an increasing problem across France.Some 43 people were arrested when Paris St Germain beat Arsenal to reach the European Champions League football final a year ago.Rioting broke out in Paris, and in other parts of France, as hooded youths fought running battles with riot police.The worst incident took place close to the Champs Elysées when a car ploughed into a group of fans.While many Paris fans have travelled to Hungary this year, tens of thousands more remained on the streets of the French capital.
