Macron welcomes PSG team to presidential palace to celebrate their historic Champions League win

By Euronews with AP

Published on 02/06/2025 - 0:17 GMT+2

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed nan Paris Saint-Germain shot squad to nan statesmanlike palace connected Sunday to observe their historical Champions League win. 

Before gathering pinch Macron, PSG were paraded done nan Champs-Elysee successful an unfastened tile coach bus.  

The squad hit Italian broadside Inter Milan 5-0 successful nan tournament’s last nan time anterior successful Munich. 

It was nan first clip PSG ever won nan title – having coming up short successful their only erstwhile last against Bayern Munich successful 2020. 

French authorities opportunity 2 group died aft celebrations erupted astir nan state pursuing nan team’s win. 

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to decease successful nan metropolis of Dax during a PSG thoroughfare party, according to nan nationalist police. 

Another personification was killed successful Paris erstwhile his scooter was deed by a car during PSG celebrations, nan interior minister’s agency said. The circumstances of some deaths are being investigated. 

The interior ministry besides said 18 constabulary serviceman successful Paris were injured and hundreds of group were arrested. 

Macron condemned nan “unacceptable” unit which had occurred during celebrations pursuing PSG’s triumph arsenic he welcomed nan squad to nan Elysee Palace. 

“Nothing tin warrant what has happened successful nan past fewer hours, nan convulsive clashes are unacceptable,” he said earlier congratulating nan team.