Around 5,400 police were deployed across Paris after the game, with officers using tear gas and pepper spray on Champs Élysées. Two people are dead and nearly 560 people were arrested after disorder broke out in France following Paris Saint-Germain’s victory in the Champions League final, the French interior ministry has said. (Photo: German police protect fans).

The ministry added that 192 people were injured and there were 692 fires, including 264 involving vehicles. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a PSG street party after Saturday night’s final in Munich, the national police service said. The second person killed was a man who was hit by a car while riding a scooter during PSG celebrations, the interior minister’s office said.

Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez has said the man was in his 20s, and although the incident is still being investigated, it appears his death was linked to the disorder. Meanwhile, French authorities have reported that a police officer is in a coma following the clashes. The officer had been hit by a firecracker that emerged from a crowd of supporters in Coutances in the Manche department of northwestern France, according to reports in the country.

Initial investigations reportedly suggest the incident was accidental and the police officer was not deliberately targeted. The perpetrator has not been identified. The interior ministry earlier said 22 security forces workers were injured during the chaos, including 18 who were injured in Paris, along with seven firefighters. In a news conference today, Mr Nuñez said only nine of the force officers had been injured in the French capital.

He added that fireworks were directed at police, and firefighters were attacked while responding to car fires. There were 559 arrests across the country during the disorder, including 491 in Paris. Of those detained across the country, 320 were taken into police custody, with 254 in the French capital. Mr Nuñez said that although most people wanted to celebrate PSG’s win, some only wanted to get involved in fights with police.

He also said the force is only at “half-time” in its response because the PSG team will be celebrating their Champions League victory on the Champs Élysées later today. Mr Nuñez said that the police presence and military presence in Paris will be increased on the ground by the parade. It comes after flares and fireworks were set off in the French capital after PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich – the biggest ever victory in a Champions League final.

Around 5,400 police were deployed across Paris after the game, with officers using tear gas and pepper spray on the Champs Élysées. At the top of the Champs Élysées, a water cannon was used to protect the Place de l’Etoile, near the landmark Arc de Triomphe. Police said a large crowd, not watching the match,h tried to push through a barrier to make contact with officers. Some 131 arrests were made, including 30 who broke into a shoe shop on the Champs Élysées.

Police have said a total of four shops, including a car dealership and a barbershop, were targeted during the disorder in Paris. Two cars were set alight close to Parc des Princes, police said. PSG forward Ousmane Dembélé appealed for calm in a post-match interview with Canal+, saying: “Let’s celebrate this but not tear everything up in Paris.” After the final played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, thousands of supporters also tried to rush the field. (Photo: Paris police were busy last night).

Police lined up in front of the PSG end of the stadium at the final whistle, but struggled to contain the fans for several minutes when they came down from the stands following the trophy presentation. Désiré Doué, the 19-year-old who scored two goals and assisted one in the final, said after the game: “I don’t have words. But what I can say is, ‘Thank you, Paris,’ we did it.”

Despite supporting PSG’s rivals, Olympique de Marseille, French President Emmanuel Macron said on social media: “A glorious day for PSG! “Bravo, we are all proud. Paris, the capital of Europe.” Mr Macron’s office said the president would receive the players at the Elysee Palace on Sunday.

Courtesy: Sky News