Violence engulfs Paris after PSG’s Champions League triumph as police make 400+ arrests

More than 400 people have been arrested in France as thousands of fans caused chaos on the streets of Paris after PSG’s victory against Arsenal in the Champions League final.

Rioting broke out as early as the first half of the crucial match, which Arsenal agonizingly lost on penalties as the game slowly slipped out of their grasp.

The worst trouble was in the Chatelet area of the city, between Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre museum on Saturday night.

Kai Havertz fired Arsenal ahead in the sixth minute of the final, sparking the first scenes of chaos from the French fans back home in Paris.

"The trouble started as soon as Arsenal went one-nil up," said an onlooker.

"Chairs and bottles were thrown at the police, who then moved in to make arrests."

Some Paris St Germain fans managed to climb up scaffolding on a building close to the Rue de Rivoli – one of the main shopping streets in the French capital.

This led to further trouble as officers tried to get them down.

There were further skirmishes throughout the first half of the game, as some cafes turned off their televisions.

Despite the early setback, PSG managed to triumph in the end on penalties after equalizing in the second half and dominating possession and chances.

It went down to the dreaded shootout and Eze and Gabriel missed spot-kicks for Arteta’s men, with the latter blazing it high and ugly.

More than 40,000 people watched the club win its second consecutive title on giant screens at the Parc de Princes stadium in Western Paris.

But PSG supporters were seen getting arrested in Paris with the game still having over 45 minutes left to play.

Cops said they have already made more than 235 arrests in the capital, with a police spokesperson adding that multiple vehicles and storefronts were damaged in the chaos.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said there were 416 arrests across France by 1am, with 283 of them coming in the capital.

Thousands of people had also been stopped and searched by the police as the game ended.

Weapons and fireworks were among the items confiscated by officers.

Hundreds of tourists visiting nearby monuments such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre museum were caught up in the trouble.

There were around 5,000 police and gendarmes on the streets of Paris on Saturday to police crowds gathering to watch the Budapest final at home.

Police appeared to fire tear gas as hundreds of reportedly ticketless fans attempted to enter the area.

Another video posted on social media shows bottles being thrown at police as they seemingly arrested a fan.

Ahead of the Champions League final, shops across downtown Paris were seen boarding up storefronts.

Football violence is becoming an increasing problem across France.

While many Paris fans have traveled to Hungary this year, tens of thousands more remained on the streets of the French capital.

PSG were the holders of the Champions League and have now gone back to back.

Meanwhile, Arsenal were looking to become kings of Europe for the first time in the club’s history.

After Eberechi Eze missed in the shootout and Nuno Mendes saw his effort saved by David Raya, it fell to Gabriel to keep Arsenal in it – but he ballooned his shot over the crossbar.

It comes after Gooners enjoyed themselves in Budapest for days ahead of the final.

And prior to kickoff, they were treated to a pre-match performance by The Killers before another European adventure ended in tears yet again.