• Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium. EPA
  • Firefighters extinguish a burning car near the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
    Firefighters extinguish a burning car near the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters outside Le Parc des Princes. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters outside Le Parc des Princes. EPA
  • PSG supporters invade the Champs-Elysee after the Champions League defeat. AP
    PSG supporters invade the Champs-Elysee after the Champions League defeat. AP
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium after the final defeat. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium after the final defeat. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters near Le Parc des Princes stadium. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters react near Le Parc des Princes stadium after defeat by Bayern. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters react near Le Parc des Princes stadium after defeat by Bayern. EPA
  • French Riot police face PSG fans during confrontation outside Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
    French Riot police face PSG fans during confrontation outside Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
  • A Paris Saint-Germain fan taunts French riot police outside the Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
    A Paris Saint-Germain fan taunts French riot police outside the Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
  • A Paris Saint-Germain fan picks up a tear gas canister. Getty
    A Paris Saint-Germain fan picks up a tear gas canister. Getty
  • A flare lands near French riot police outside PSG's Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
    A flare lands near French riot police outside PSG's Parc de Princes stadium. Getty
  • Paris Saint-Germain fans at Parc des Princes. Getty
    Paris Saint-Germain fans at Parc des Princes. Getty
  • A Paris Saint-Germain fan throws a tear gas shell towards French riot police. Getty
    A Paris Saint-Germain fan throws a tear gas shell towards French riot police. Getty
  • Paris Saint-Germain fans taunt French riot police outside PSG's Parc des Princes. Getty
    Paris Saint-Germain fans taunt French riot police outside PSG's Parc des Princes. Getty
  • French riot police stand in clouds of tear gas outside the Parc des Princes. Getty
    French riot police stand in clouds of tear gas outside the Parc des Princes. Getty
  • PSG supporters at Parc des Princes. Getty
    PSG supporters at Parc des Princes. Getty
  • A Paris Saint-Germain fan taunts French riot police. Getty
    A Paris Saint-Germain fan taunts French riot police. Getty
  • PSG supporters gather on the Champs-Elysees. AP
    PSG supporters gather on the Champs-Elysees. AP
  • PSG fans try to avoid tear gas on the Champs-Elysees. Reuters
    PSG fans try to avoid tear gas on the Champs-Elysees. Reuters
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters kick tear gas canisters on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters kick tear gas canisters on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
  • Riot police stand on the Champs-Elysees. EPA
    Riot police stand on the Champs-Elysees. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters wave a PSG flag on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters wave a PSG flag on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
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    Riot police stand on the Champs-Elysees. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters leave the Champs-Elysees. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters leave the Champs-Elysees. EPA
  • PSG fans on the Champs-Elysees after the match. Reuters
    PSG fans on the Champs-Elysees after the match. Reuters
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters running on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters running on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
  • A woman walks covered as PSG supporters flee tear gas canisters on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
    A woman walks covered as PSG supporters flee tear gas canisters on the Champs-Elysees. AFP
  • PSG supporters run through tear gas. AP
    PSG supporters run through tear gas. AP
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters walk on the Champs-Elysees and set off fireworks in Paris. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters walk on the Champs-Elysees and set off fireworks in Paris. AFP
  • A Paris Saint-Germain supporter on the Champs-Elysees. EPA
    A Paris Saint-Germain supporter on the Champs-Elysees. EPA
  • French police officers watch a car burning near the Champs-Elysee. AP
    French police officers watch a car burning near the Champs-Elysee. AP
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters outside Le Parc des Princes stadium before the final. EPA
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters outside Le Parc des Princes stadium before the final. EPA
  • French riot police officers stand next to firefighters putting out a fire near the Champs-Elysees. AFP
    French riot police officers stand next to firefighters putting out a fire near the Champs-Elysees. AFP
  • A turned-over car near the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
    A turned-over car near the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
  • A Paris Saint Germain supporter walks through a cloud of teargas on the Champs Elysees. EPA
    A Paris Saint Germain supporter walks through a cloud of teargas on the Champs Elysees. EPA
  • PSG supporters walk on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
    PSG supporters walk on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP
  • PSG fans run through tear gas during confrontations with police outside Parc de Princes. Getty
    PSG fans run through tear gas during confrontations with police outside Parc de Princes. Getty

Tear gas, shops vandalised, cars set on fire and arrests: PSG fans clash with Paris police after Champions League defeat - in pictures


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Almost 150 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team's Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich, police said.

The violence occurred around the Parc des Princes stadium and on the Champs-Elysees avenue during and after the match on Sunday night, police said on Twitter.

Around 5,000 supporters had gathered at Paris's Parc des Princes to cheer on PSG, lighting flares and chanting as they watched the 1-0 defeat in Lisbon on a big screen.

After scuffles at the ground, late-night clashes erupted on the Champs-Elysees, where vehicles were set on fire, windows broken and shops vandalised. Police said 83 people were arrested during the night.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo had called for "mature celebrations" should PSG beat Bayern, after supporters clashed with police following their 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in the semi-finals.

Social distancing measures went out of the window inside and outside the Parc des Princes among fans who had hoped to see their Qatar-owned team's first triumph in Europe's top club competition.

And there were exchanges between fans and police outside the ground throughout the game, with youngsters armed with fireworks targeted with tear gas by police.