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Paris Saint-Germain’s players and staff will celebrate their historic Champions League triumph with a victory parade along the Champs-Élysées on Sunday.
Coach Luis Enrique will lead the team, including 19-year-old sensation Désiré Doué—who scored twice in Saturday’s emphatic 5–0 win over Inter Milan in Munich—through the heart of the capital. French President Emmanuel Macron will also host the squad in recognition of their landmark achievement.
More than 100,000 fans are expected to gather along Paris’ most iconic avenue to honour the team that finally secured Europe’s top football prize for the first time in the club’s history.
Celebrations erupted across the city late into the night, with supporters setting off fireworks and flares as decades of frustration gave way to jubilation. However, the revelry turned violent in several areas.
The interior ministry confirmed that police arrested nearly 600 people across France, including 491 in Paris. Authorities reported over 200 cars set ablaze and several clashes between police and groups of youths.
Tragically, the night of celebration also saw the deaths of two individuals: a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Dax, and a 23-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter in central Paris. In another incident, a police officer suffered serious injuries from a firework and remains in an induced coma.
Officials will close the Champs-Élysées to traffic for Sunday’s parade, and a strong security presence will monitor the festivities to prevent further violence. The authorities are especially alert following last week’s tragic incident in Liverpool, where a vehicle drove into parade crowds, injuring 79 people.
President Macron hailed PSG’s success on X, formerly Twitter, calling it a “day of glory” and declaring, “Paris is the capital of Europe tonight.”
PSG’s 5–0 win marked the largest margin of victory in a Champions League or European Cup final. The youthful squad, featuring many players from Paris’ suburbs, represents a strategic shift by the club’s Qatari owners away from high-profile signings like Neymar and Lionel Messi.
Rising star Senny Mayulu, also 19, came off the bench to score the fifth goal. Reflecting on the moment, he said, “I still can’t believe it. I think it’ll only feel real tomorrow. In the dressing room, everyone let go in their own way—you could see the joy and pride in their eyes.”
PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi praised the long journey to the title, saying, “It has taken 14 years of hard work, but we are building something for the future. The objective now is to win again.”
Qatar Sports Investments, who took over the struggling club in 2011, have poured hundreds of millions of euros into PSG, culminating in this crowning achievement.
