The Champions League win of Paris Saint-Germain football club was followed by widespread rioting with almost 900 people arrested and three deaths. John Lichfield looks at how a French football victory leads to these kind of scenes.

French police have detained over 400 people involved in violent clashes after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title

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Fans began celebrating in Paris after the final whistle Saturday evening in Budapest, Hungary, where Paris Saint-Germain won by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final.

PSG’s Champions League win celebrations in Paris turned violent, leading to 416 arrests nationwide despite a large police deployment and leaving several officers injured.

French police detained over 400 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League…

PARIS — Police on Saturday detained nearly 300 people in Paris after violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets following the victory of...

Wurfgeschosse, brennende Autos und Barrikaden: nach dem Champions-League-Sieg von Paris Saint-Germain eskaliert in Frankreich die Lage. Es gibt Festnahmen und Verletzte.

French authorities announced Sunday that 780 people were arrested across the country when overnight celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal…

PARIS: French authorities announced 780 people were arrested across the country when celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory over Arsenal were marred by…

Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League win celebrations turned violent. Clashes with police and a fatal road accident occurred. Over 780 people were arrested nationwide. Many…

PARIS, May 31 — French authorities announced 780 people were arrested across the country when celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory over Arsenal were...

Violent clashes marred PSG's Champions League victory celebrations across France, leading to 780 arrests and injuries. Read more on the unrest.

The 780 arrests was a 32 percent increase compared to the celebrations of PSG's Champions League win last year. | Football News

At least 219 people were injured and 780 arrested following violent clashes between football fans and police across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Arsenal to win…

Violent clashes broke out in Paris and other French cities on Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal on penalties to win the Champions League, with 780 people…

Authorities said that planned celebrations for the team’s win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, would go ahead as scheduled.

Celebrations were partly overshadowed by hefty street violence in the night after the game, with over 400 people taken into custody, a few of them outside the capital, French…

A second Champions League trophy for Paris Saint-Germain, but an evening marred by riots in the French capital and 15 other cities across the country. Groups of supporters clashed…

Celebrations following Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Champions League triumph descended into chaos across France, leaving one person dead, 219 injured and nearly 800 people…

French police detained 780 people involved in violent clashes in Paris and other French cities that erupted Saturday night after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League title.