Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCelebrations in France following Paris Saint-Germain's second Champions League title win descended into violence on Saturday night. Police detained a total of 416 people across France, with 283 arrests made in the Paris area alone, after fans gathered to celebrate the victory over Arsenal on penalties. Disturbances included vandalism of shops, setting fires, and an attempt to storm a police station in the posh 8th Arrondissement, resulting in one police officer being injured. Six vehicles and two storefronts were damaged, and barricades made from bicycles were cleared near the PSG stadium in the 16th Arrondissement. This incident echoes similar violence seen in May last year, when over 500 arrests were made across France after PSG's first title win. In fullHundreds arrested after violent clashes with French police as PSG fans celebrate Champions League titleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Arrests made as PSG fans celebrate with vandalism, fires and flares
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCelebrations in France following Paris Saint-Germain's second Champions League title win descended into violence on Saturday night. Police detained a total of 416 people across France, with 283 arrests made in the Paris area alone, after fans gathered to celebrate the victory over Arsenal on penalties. Disturbances included vandalism of shops, setting fires, and an attempt to storm a police station in the posh 8th Arrondissement, resulting in one police officer being injured. Six vehicles and two storefronts were damaged, and barricades made from bicycles were cleared near the PSG stadium in the 16th Arrondissement. This incident echoes similar violence seen in May last year, when over 500 arrests were made across France after PSG's first title win. In fullHundreds arrested after violent clashes with French police as PSG fans celebrate Champions League titleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
416 detained in France — 283 in Paris — as PSG fans celebrated the Champions League win with fires, vandalism and clashes with police. It mirrors 500+ arrests after PSG's first title last year: French authorities still lack a scalable crowd-control model for major celebrations.
