Hundreds arrested as Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League win sparks riots

Almost 800 people have been detained after violent riots erupted across France following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League title win.

More than 50 police officers were wounded in the riots, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalise shops, with one small group even trying to storm a Paris police station.

Despite the riots, France's interior minister says planned celebrations for the team's win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, will go ahead as scheduled.

French police have detained 780 people after violent clashes in Paris and other French cities erupted on Saturday night following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League final.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 57 police officers were wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalised shops. One small group even tried to storm a Paris police station.

Mr Nuñez said at a news conference on Sunday that "the situation has been largely brought under control".

"Most of the celebrations took place peacefully" across the French capital, he said, noting most incidents happened in the Champs-Élysées neighbourhood and close to the Parc des Princes stadium in western Paris, where fans had gathered to watch the match.

Police also intervened five times overnight to prevent people from blocking traffic on the main ring road around Paris, he said.

Celebrations turned to chaos in Paris. (Reuters: Abdul Saboor)

Mr Nuñez said incidents took place in about 15 cities in France, mostly one or two shops being vandalised in cities other than Paris. He said 780 people were detained in all, with 480 of them in the Paris area alone.

The Paris prosecutors' office said 277 people have been formally placed in police custody, including 82 minors, for alleged offences. Most were for assault of police officers, while other allegations include theft, vandalism and disturbing the public order.

One serious accident involved a driver losing control of a car that rammed into a restaurant's terrace, leaving two people wounded including one seriously, Mr Nuñez said.

Multiple fires were lit across the city. (Reuters: Abdul Saboor)

But Mr Nuñez added that planned celebrations for the team's win on Sunday afternoon at the Champ de Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, would go ahead as scheduled, warning that police will respond with "firmness and determination" to any potential violence.

The PSG team will then be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée presidential palace.

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