French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed Sunday morning that a total of 780 individuals were taken into custody across France following celebrations marking PSG’s Champions League victory. This represents a 32% increase compared to the 592 arrests recorded during last year’s festivities after the club’s first continental triumph. Of the latest tally, 457 individuals were placed under formal police custody (garde à vue).

The minister also disclosed that 57 police and gendarmerie officers sustained injuries during the night’s disturbances. Addressing the media at around 1:30 AM local time, Nuñez emphasized the “absolutely unacceptable” nature of the unrest, while acknowledging that security forces had anticipated and prepared for such scenarios.

Among the incidents reported were:

• A fatal motocross accident occurred on the Paris ring road during the early hours of Sunday. According to eyewitness accounts, the rider, born in 2002, collided with concrete blocks near an exit ramp toward Porte Maillot.
• A serious stabbing incident left one victim in critical condition in central Paris.
• Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle on Saturday evening. The driver reportedly lost control before colliding with a terrace. While one victim remains in stable condition, the other is not in immediate danger, according to Nuñez.

massive security deployment

Paris authorities had prepared extensively for the Champions League final and associated events, including a rugby match, ongoing tennis tournaments at Roland-Garros, and major concerts featuring artists like Aya Nakamura at the Stade de France and Damso at Paris La Défense Arena. With approximately 22,000 police and gendarmerie officers mobilized—including 8,000 dedicated to Paris and its metropolitan area—the security operation represented an unprecedented mobilization.

Nuñez stated that “festive demonstrations were expected but were inevitably accompanied by a number of disturbances, which we had both anticipated and prepared for.”