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One Dead, Hundreds Arrested Across France After PSG Champions League Win

One Dead, Hundreds Arrested Across France After PSG Champions League Win

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What happened after PSG's Champions League win wasn't a celebration — it was chaos engineered by a minority bent on destruction. Families were nowhere to be found on the Champs-Élysées, replaced by burning vehicles, mortar fire and vandals running wild. Until the state reasserts real authority, ordinary French people will keep getting robbed of the collective joy that's supposed to belong to everyone.

Defining that night solely by the violence erases what actually happened: thousands of people flooding the streets in genuine, joyful celebration. A tiny fraction caused trouble, but 99.9% of those who showed up did so in good faith and high spirits. Canceling or condemning these festivities because of a small minority punishes the overwhelming majority who just wanted to share in something beautiful.

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