Chaotic scenes in Paris: PSG celebrates the first Champions League title!

Chaotic scenes in Paris: PSG celebrates the first Champions League title!

Champs-Élysées, Paris, Frankreich - Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) achieved a historical victory on May 31, 2025 and beat Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final. This marks PSG's first Champions League title, a milestone, after more than a decade in this competition. The victory took place in Munich and represented the greatest victory in a Champions League final since 1956. With this triumph, PSG also won the triple after winning the Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France this season.

The goal scorers for PSG were Achraf Hakimi, who scored the first goal in the 12th minute, and 19-year-old striker Désiré Doué, who scored twice and thus became the first teenager since Eusebio in 1962, which was double-ending in a final. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu scored more goals, who was substituted. Coach Luis Enrique, who was already triumphant with Barcelona in 2015, was able to celebrate his second Champions League victory.

chaotic scenes in Paris

During the game there were chaotic scenes in Paris. Tensions were found in particular on the Champs-élysées and near the prince's park. The police intervened to restore public order. Dozens of people were arrested, among other things because of the guidance of fireworks. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau criticized the interferers and described them as "barbarians".

videos that were recorded during the events in Paris show fans who run around the Champs-élysées while police officers run behind them. Such scenes illustrate the emotional charge of this historical football evening, which was not only characterized by the victory of PSG, but also by the unrest in the city.

The context of the Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, in which PSG is now managed as a master, has been the most important competition for European men's football clubs since 1992/93. The competition has originally been founded as the European Cup, the competition has developed enormously since then. Real Madrid holds the record with 15 titles, followed by AC Milan with 7. The Champions League is not only a platform for the best European clubs, but also a springboard for players and trainers to obtain international recognition.

PSG is only the second French club to Marseille, who won the European Cup. This achievement shows the change in the club strategy, which has increasingly rely on younger talents in the past two years after they had previously rely on large stars such as Lionel Messi and Neymar. Without Kylian Mbappé, who switched to Real Madrid last summer, PSG still shaped a new chapter in its history.