The tragic final of the Champions League celebration in Paris. There are the first victims of the riots

Saturday evening promised to be a breakthrough moment for French football. Paris Saint-Germain, a team that has unsuccessfully dreamed of domination on the European stage for years, finally reached for the coveted Champions League Cup. The score of 5: 0 with Inter Milan left no illusions – the team led by Luis Enrique was unrivaled. However, what was supposed to be a reason for joy and pride quickly turned into chaos, violence and death.

Burdy in Paris after the PSG match. The media informs about the victims

Before the referee ended the meeting, the wave of euphoria kidnapped tens of thousands of people to the streets of Paris. Crowds went out to the Champs Elysees, Place de la Bastille, as well as near the Parc des Princes stadium. There were supposed to be fireworks, songs and a joyful celebration. Unfortunately, the atmosphere quickly began to change.

As reported by the daily Le Parisien, what began as a spontaneous feta, very quickly escaped from control.

“Loaded shops, broken windows, burglary, set on fire, damaged architectural elements … Paris woke up on Sunday morning with a hangover,” it was written in a dramatic summary of events.

The police were forced to intervene in many points of the city, and clashes with the most aggressive groups of supporters lasted until late at night.

The tragic balance of the Euphoria Night

Sunday morning police reports turned out to be shocking. 559 people were detained throughout the country, of which as many as 491 in Paris itself. However, the most shocking information about fatalities. According to the French media, in the 15th district of Paris, a young man was fatally hit by a car. The circumstances of the accident are not entirely clear, but according to preliminary findings, the tragedy occurred during the riots, when the driver tried to escape from the crowd.

Even more dramatic events took place in DAX, in the Landes region. There, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed with a knife. Despite resuscitation and transport to the hospital, he could not be saved. He died as a result of injuries. The police are investigating whether the attack had a supporter background or whether it was the result of accidental violence in the crowd.

The policeman fights for his life after the firecracker explosion

Another victim of dramatic events is a policeman who secured the crowd in the La Manche channel area. A firecracker exploded in his immediate vicinity. The force of the explosion was so great that the officer suffered serious head injuries. He is currently in a hospital in Caen, where – as the police informed – he was introduced into a pharmacological coma.

Its condition is determined as very severe. According to security services, this incident shows how dangerous public gatherings can be in a situation where emotions get out of control and the crowd becomes unpredictable.

The victory of Paris Saint-Germain was to be a historical moment-and it happened, although not in the way the fans and the inhabitants of Paris would like.