At the final whistle, everyone on the street. Natural and spontaneous, given the second consecutive Champions League final won by PSG. And the fans who had not found tickets to Bavaria last night celebrated in Paris, with carousels of cars and scooters also flowing towards the sectors that the authorities had preferred to close to traffic, precisely to avoid tensions which instead, promptly occurred, resulting in clashes with the police for an inglorious toll of more than a hundred arrested and a dozen injured, one of which was serious.
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The capital’s Police Prefecture had even decided on a large security perimeter in the west of the city, prohibiting the presence of fans between the Place de la Concorde and the areas surrounding the Parc des Princes, including the Champs Elysées, a favorite place for fans to celebrate the great successes of their club. The objective was to ban marches and gatherings between 8pm yesterday and four in the morning. But at the final whistle at the Allianz in Munich, euphoria exploded in Paris, and fans poured into the streets and squares. For the most part these were peaceful celebrations, but the first clashes with the police took place right around the prohibited areas, particularly in the Elysians. Scuffles and tensions continued until late at night, and in the end this morning’s balance sheet is eloquent: 127 arrested, of which 107 in the capital. Eleven fans were injured, one of them seriously due to the firecracker explosion. And 23 policemen were injured, albeit slightly. Not very reassuring in view of the final on May 30th which could result in the same urban guerrilla scenes as a year ago, after Paris’ first triumph in the Champions League.
