PSG fans ‘tear gassed’ by riot police as violence erupts on streets of Paris after Champions League final win
CHAOS has erupted in Paris with riot police reportedly being forced to brandish batons and deploy tear gas to disperse football fans.
Jubilant PSG supporters started celebrating their first ever Champions League trophy midway through the clash with Inter Milan after easily seeing off the Italian side.
Thousands of supporters gathered across the city on Saturday night to watch the game as many packed into the Parc des Princes stadium.
But disturbing footage online showed how during the final Paris was plunged into trouble.
Dozens of fires broke out across the capital with several intense safety operations launched by French firefighters.
Video appeared to show bikes and mattresses set alight near to the football ground with thick black smoke billowing through the night sky.
Even before half-time – with PSG already two goals up – police in riot gear were seen sprinting towards groups of trouble-making fans.
Some were seen launching bottles and letting off fireworks and flares as they were pushed back by cops.
Concerns over safety in the French capital ramped up as the final drew closer.
PSG’s official club shop was barricaded shut for the day as part of beefed-up security protocols to avoid potential trouble.
In footage shared by Agence de Presse, the Ligue 1 champions’ official store on the Champs-Elysees can be seen being boarded up.
They claim that this measure has been taken due to “looting fears”.
The off the pitch battles came despite a major security operation and a ring of steel being mobilised around Paris.
Around 5,400 police officers were on duty with cops shutting down the traffic near the football ground.
Across in Munich, where the final was being played, even more fan clashes erupted.
Dramatic footage pre-match showed fights kicking off between rival supporters as they made their way to the match on public transport.
Some were even spotted throwing stones at each other at Fröttmaning station near the Allianz Arena, Bild has reported.
PSG won the Champions League for their first time after a record-breaking 5-0 win.
Achraf Hakimi capped off a stunning move to give the French giants the lead after just 12 minutes.
Moments later, Desire Doue‘s heavily deflected strike doubled PSG’s advantage as Inter made a horror start to the final.
The teenager marked his Player of the Match performance with another goal in the second half to give PSG a healthy 3-0 lead.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia got on the scoresheet with just over a quarter of an hour remaining as the French giants went four in front.
Academy star Senny Mayulu added a fifth in injury time as PSG became the first team to win the Champions League or European Cup final by a five-goal margin.
Luis Enrique’s side ultimately laid waste to Inter as they had done to four Premier League clubs en route to this glorious Bavarian night.