Clashes in Paris after PSG win Champions League for first time

There were a series of clashes with riot police in the French capital after Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League for the first time on Saturday night.

Flares and fireworks were set off in Paris after PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich - the biggest ever victory in a Champions League final. Around 5,400 police were deployed across Paris after the game, with officers using tear gas and pepper spray on the Champs Elysees.

At the top of the Champs-Élysées, a water cannon was used to protect the Place de l'Étoile, near the landmark Arc de Triomphe. Police said a large crowd not watching the match tried to push through a barrier to make contact with officers.

Some 131 arrests were made, including 30 who broke into a shoe shop on the Champs-Élysées. Two cars were set alight close to Parc des Princes, police said.

PSG striker Ousmane Dembele appealed for calm in a post-match interview with Canal+, saying: "Let's celebrate this but not tear everything up in Paris." After the full-time whistle in Germany, thousands of supporters also tried to rush the field at the Allianz Arena. Police lined up in front of the PSG end of the stadium at the final whistle, but struggled to contain the fans for several minutes when they came down from the stands following the trophy presentation.

Desire Doue, the 19-year-old who scored two goals and assisted one in the final, said after the game: "I don't have words. But what I can say is, 'Thank you Paris,' we did it." Despite being an Olympique de Marseille supporter, French President Emmanuel Macron also said on social media: "A glorious day for PSG! "Bravo, we are all proud.

Paris, the capital of Europe this evening." Mr Macron's office said the president would receive the players at the Elysee Palace on Sunday. The team are also expected to parade down the Champs Elysees..