by Thousands of supporters of Saint-Germain from Paris Saint-Germain went to the street of the French capital on Saturday to celebrate the victory of their club in the Champions League final, but after a few collisions with the police, almost 300 arrests were made.
The majority of the fans celebrated peacefully, but the police from Paris said that Scuffles had broken out near the city of the city and the Parc of PSG’s Princes Stadium, where 48,000 had observed the 5-0 victory against Inter Milan in Munich on large screens.
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Most of the almost 300 imprisoned people were suspected of having fireworks and causing a fault, the police said in Paris.
The AFP journalists saw the police used with a water cannon to prevent a lot that reached the Arc de Triomphe.
“CHAMPS-Elysee’s troublemaker wanted to create incidents and repeatedly came into contact with the police by threw great fireworks and other objects,” said the police in a statement.
Outside Paris, the police said that a car to fans who celebrated PSG’s victory in Grenoble in southeastern France and injured four people seriously.
All of these injuries came from the same family, the police said.
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The driver handed over to the police and was arrested.
A source near the investigation said that the driver did not act deliberately.
In Paris, most fans showed their joy by singing and dancing on the streets. Cars sound their horns after their team had won the largest prize in the European Club Football for the first time in their history.
A 20-year-old PSG supporter, Clement, said: “It’s so good and so deserves! We have a song that talks about our fights, and it was not always easy.
“But this year we got our faith back with a team without stars. They are 11 people who play for each other.”
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The French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said that he would host the victorious players on Sunday to congratulate them.
In a separate message on X, Macron welcomed a “day of fame for PSG”.
“Bravo, we are all proud,” he wrote. “Paris is the capital of Europe this evening.”
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, made it as a “historical” victory.
The PSG team will hold a Victory parade for the Champs-Elysees on Sunday if it is expected to gather tens of thousands of followers to take a look at their returning heroes.
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