Paris stages hero’s welcome for PSG Champions League winners under heavy security
PARIS: Paris staged a hero’s welcome for Paris Saint-Germain players who won their second consecutive Champions League title with celebrations planned in the capital under heavy security after a night of revelry marred by unrest.
Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal on Saturday night in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw following extra-time.
Thousands of people celebrated across France into the night but the parties were blighted by incidents of clashes with police, burglary, vandalism, a deadly road accident and hundreds of arrests, authorities said.
On Sunday morning, municipal workers were busy cleaning streets strewn with debris from broken glass, damaged bus shelters, trash cans and vehicles set on fire and bicycles overturned.
