Chaos erupts in Paris after PSG wins Champions League (VIDEO)

Chaos erupts in Paris after PSG wins Champions League (VIDEOS)

Fans torched scooters and clashed with police in Paris on Saturday after local football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League, defeating Arsenal.

According to AFP, some 20,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees to watch a broadcast of the match, which was played in Budapest, Hungary. The crowd erupted in celebration after the French club beat its English rival in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout.

Violence soon broke out as some fans set scooters on fire and launched fireworks at police.

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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that 416 people have been detained. One officer was injured.

Police detained several people outside the Parc des Princes stadium.

AFP reported that six vehicles and two businesses were damaged. According to L’Equipe, a kiosk near the Champs-Elysees was set on fire, while a bus stop was vandalized.

PSG won the title for the second consecutive year, becoming only the second French club, after Marseille in 1993, to win Europe’s premier club competition.

The club’s triumph last year was also marred by riots in Paris, resulting in two deaths and nearly 500 arrests.