Paris St. Germain had a lot of big names on their soccer team. 

But on Saturday, they achieved something they had long cherished: winning the Champions League title, in Munich: 

PSG stormed past Inter Milan in the 2025 Champions League final. It won 5-0, by more goals than any Champions League finalist ever before. It won as a team, with four goals scored or assisted by teenagers, including breakout 19-year-old star Désiré Doué.

Pour l'Histoire 📸 pic.twitter.com/AVNPc2E9iR

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) May 31, 2025

ROUGE & BLEU ❤️💙#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/1RHX4TssUP

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) May 31, 2025

But Paris, being Paris, the City of Light also erupted as people celebrated the victory--and did more than that, rampaging through the streets and creating chaos. 

Warning for graphic language in the following videos: 

In Paris w @DHFrankenstein for our 15th anniversary as @PSG_inside trounced Milan 5-0. First @ChampionsLeague title for the team in club history. The city erupted. Literally.
Streets blocked, fireworks exploding, now a fire burning near the Champs Elysees. Wild. #UEFA pic.twitter.com/FlRtjhhjH7

— Erielle Reshef (@ErielleReshef) May 31, 2025

BREAKING #Paris / #France

With #PSG up 3-0 in the 71st minute in the #UEFA #ChampionsLeague final, Paris is acting exactly how you’d except, prepare for much more of this in 20 or so minutes. #PsgInter pic.twitter.com/vUxipBbCge

— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) May 31, 2025

BREAKING:

Riots in Paris after PSG wins the Champions League final against Inter in Munich pic.twitter.com/QkKRA0c7Rz

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 31, 2025

La capitale entre en incandescence sur le troisième but du PSG en finale de la Ligue des Champions 🏆#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/eMNJNQvUyP

— Cédric Canton (@cedriccanton_) May 31, 2025

Several fires were set. Police had to deploy tear gas and charged at some of the people with batons, according to reports: 

 According to local media, at least 81 individuals have been arrested. Confrontations took place outside the Parc des Princes, where the one-sided final was being beamed on large screens, and on the Champs-Elysees. Police clad in full riot gear swooped on supporters who had thrown bottles and let off fireworks.

Les tensions sont intenses : la BRAV-M doit même se replier sous les projectiles, LBD-40 à la main#PSGINT #UCLfinal #PSG #Paris pic.twitter.com/oki22ZDTIL

— Cédric Canton (@cedriccanton_) May 31, 2025

I don't get the concept of "you're so excited that your team won, let's burn the city down and create chaos." The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, didn't either. He was not happy: 

The ugly scenes during the historic match led Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau to claim that 'barbarians have taken to the streets of Paris'. 

Multiple incidents took place before the final whistle had blown, despite PSG taking a comfortable 2-0 lead into the half-time break after a dominant performance.

Fireworks also exploded on the ring road around the city after supporters ran onto the surface, disrupting traffic before the police arrived to intervene.

French firefighters were also called into action near the Parc des Princes with footage seemingly showing numerous bikes and mattresses on fire.

Retailleau said the police would respond "vigorously," and it looks like they did. 

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