The police arrested on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday 36 people on the sidelines of the jubilant demonstrations that followed the victory of Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League, said the police headquarters. The police, deployed en masse on the Champs-Elysées and around the Parc des Princes intervened for "various throwing of projectiles, acts of violence on a person holding public authority, contempt and rebellion, and thefts and concealments of thefts ", according to the police headquarters.
A few scuffles
Often very young, fans marched in cars, scooters or scooters on the avenue des Champs-Elysées in a rather good-natured atmosphere despite some scuffles with the police, noted an AFP journalist. Most were not masked.
On the side of the Parc des Princes, where a few thousand supporters gathered to celebrate, especially faithful from the stands and "ultras", smoke firecrackers and songs of victory also sounded for nearly an hour.
The Parisian club qualified for the first Champions League final in its history, after its victory against Leipzig (3-0) on Tuesday in Lisbon. The final will take place in Lisbon on Sunday.