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Tens of thousands of supporters — with one report estimating the crowd at around 90,000 — gathered near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as PSG's players paraded from Charles de Gaulle airport to the Champ de Mars before meeting President Emmanuel Macron, who described the club as an "immense pride" for France, and then returning to the Parc des Princes for a final celebration with fans. The night's unrest proved more severe than initially reported, with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez saying 780 people were detained nationwide and 57 officers wounded, the majority with minor injuries; one fatality was also reported, according to El País. Nuñez told a Sunday news conference that "the situation has been largely brought under control," adding that most incidents occurred around the Champs-Élysées and near the Parc des Princes.
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Paris Saint-Germain retained the UEFA Champions League title on Saturday, defeating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 following extra time at Puskás Stadium. Kai Havertz gave Arsenal the lead after just six minutes, before Ousmane Dembélé equalised from the penalty spot midway through the second half. Arsenal's Eberechi Eze and defender Gabriel both missed their spot kicks — Gabriel blazing the decisive effort over the bar — to hand PSG the trophy and make them the first club to retain the Champions League since Real Madrid's three-peat between 2016 and 2018. The victory is Luis Enrique's third Champions League title as a manager, placing him among only five coaches to achieve that feat, and gives PSG a domestic and European double following their earlier Ligue 1 triumph. In Paris, more than 280 people were detained after violent clashes, with French authorities reporting 416 arrests nationwide and seven police officers wounded amid unrest that prompted the closure of tram lines, metro stations and bus routes across the city.
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will contest the UEFA Champions League final on Saturday at Puskás Stadium in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, with kickoff scheduled for 6pm local time (17:00 GMT). The match marks the conclusion of European club football's most prestigious competition and brings together the defending champions and England's newly crowned Premier League winners in what promises to be a compelling showpiece event.
PSG arrive as heavy favourites, having lifted the trophy for the first time last season with a stunning 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in Munich. Désiré Doué, then just 19, scored twice in that final and has continued to develop into one of the game's most exciting young talents. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leads the French club's scoring charts this season across all competitions, with Ousmane Dembélé — who remarkably failed to score in last year's final — also a key figure, though he carries an injury concern into Saturday's match. Achraf Hakimi, one of PSG's most recognisable names, is an even greater doubt having missed both semifinal legs against Bayern Munich and the final weeks of the Ligue 1 season. At the back, Brazilian international Marquinhos anchors the defence.
Arsenal, the north London club managed by Mikel Arteta, enter the final having ended a 22-year wait for a Premier League title — their first since Arsène Wenger's celebrated
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