France Riots: 780 Detained After PSG Champions League Win

Almost 800 people have been detained after violent riots erupted across France following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League title win.

More than 50 police officers were wounded in the riots, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalise shops, with one small group even trying to storm a Paris police station.

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Despite the riots, France's interior minister says planned celebrations for the team's win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, will go ahead as scheduled.

French police have detained 780 people after violent clashes in Paris and other French cities erupted on Saturday night following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League final.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 57 police officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalised shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.

Mr Nuñez said at a news conference on Sunday that "the situation has been largely brought under control".

"Most of the celebrations took place peacefully" across the French capital, he said, noting most incidents happened in the Champs-Élysées neighbourhood and close to the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris, where fans had gathered to watch the match.

Police also intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris, he said.

Mr Nuñez said incidents took place in about 15 cities in France, mostly one or two shops being vandalised in cities other than Paris. He said 780 people were detained in all, with 480 of them in the Paris area alone.

The Paris prosecutors' office said 277 people have been formally placed in police custody, including 82 minors, for alleged offences. Most were for assault of police officers, while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order.

One serious accident involved a driver losing control of a car that rammed into a restaurant's terrace, leaving two people wounded including one seriously, Mr Nuñez said.

But Mr Nuñez added 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, warning that police will respond with "firmness and determination" to any potential violence.

The PSG team will then be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée presidential palace.

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

Fans marched along the avenues near Paris's Arc de Triomphe monument, with some setting off flares and blaring car horns. Around 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Élysées, where police worked to contain the crowd.

The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in various locations, with some vandalising shops and setting fires to garbage and self-service bicycles in the streets. Cars were also set ablaze.

Those who attempted to storm a police station in the posh Eighth Arrondissement neighbourhood were dispersed, police said.

In May last year, police made more than 500 arrests across France following PSG's first European title.

Two people died, about 200 were injured and more than 500 arrests were made across France immediately following the 2025 victory.

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