Macron condemns Paris Saint-Germain s violent night

French Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain ("Paris Grande") won the Champions League championship trophy on the evening of May 31, and many fans in France celebrated all night. According to the French Ministry of Interior, 559 people were arrested for causing trouble at night, and two murders occurred. When French President Macron met with the Paris Saint-Germain at the Elysee Palace on June 1, he severely condemned the related violence that occurred during the celebrations as "unacceptable".

Macron said: "There is nothing to defend what has happened in the past few hours. These violent conflicts are unacceptable. We will investigate, punish, and never tolerate it." Macron also mentioned that a police officer in the town of Cutunes in western France was hit by fireworks and is currently in a coma.

AFP said that after the "Paris Grande" held a victorious parade on the Champs-Elysées, Macron met with head coach Enrique and all the players at the Elysee Palace on the 1st, praising the team's quick condemnation of the violence. In response to the above-mentioned violent incidents, the Paris Saint-Germain Club issued a statement on the same day saying: "These individual behaviors violate the club's values ​​and do not represent the position of the vast majority of fans."

Macron also congratulated Paris Saint-Germain for his brilliant victory over Inter Milan on the same day. "You pushed Paris to the top of Europe, and there is the 'twelfth man' behind the 11 players on the court - all the French people."

"Paris Grande" defeated Serie A team Inter Milan at 5:0 on May 31, winning the Champions League championship trophy this season. French fans who were partying all night gathered in Paris' Champs-Elysées and the Princes Park at the home of Paris' Grand Paris. During this period, someone was arrested for causing trouble and two murders occurred. According to French media citing sources such as the French Ministry of the Interior, a 20-year-old man collided with a car on a motorcycle in Paris, resulting in serious injuries and death. In the southwestern French city of Dax, a 17-year-old minor was stabbed with a knife at a celebration rally and unfortunately died. In the eastern French city of Grenoble, a car crashed into a celebration crowd, injuring four people, including two seriously injured.

According to the French Ministry of the Interior, a total of 559 people in France were arrested for causing trouble, of which 491 were arrested in Paris. 22 security personnel, 7 firefighters and 192 carnivals in France were injured. At least 692 fires were reported across France, including 264 cars being ignited. French Interior Minister Le Tayo posted on social media that the troublemakers are not "real supporters" of Paris Saint-Germain, and he asked the security forces to seriously deal with the wrongdoing of the troublemakers.