Champions League, France and Riots

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Chaos erupts in Paris as cars set ablaze & flares let off with riot cops arresting over 400 after Champions League final
RIOTING broke out in central Paris within minutes of Arsenal taking the lead against PSG in the European Champions League final.

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Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France
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Riots erupt across France after PSG Champions League victory
Arsenal’s Champions League losers branded ‘a bunch of clowns’ as French World Cup winner savages the Gunners’ ‘inflated ego’ & Mikel Arteta’s game plan against PSG
Former French forward Christophe Dugarry has launched a scathing attack on Mikel Arteta's Arsenal following their heartbreaking Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

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Mikel Arteta 'could hijack two Man Utd deals' with 10 players in Arsenal's sight
Gary Lineker names three teams that are better than Arsenal - with newly-crowned Premier League champions told they sit outside of the ‘wonderful football’ elite
Gary Lineker launches X-rated Arsenal penalty rant after Ebere Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes misses
Delivering his reaction to Eze and Gabriel's missed penalties, Lineker appeared to jump to their defence, claiming no-one would have said a word if either scored from the spot.

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Gary Lineker and Sir Alex Ferguson take aim at Arsenal tactics
‘Jealousy everywhere’ - Arsenal title winners Declan Rice & Noni Madueke bite back after ‘tweeting and posting’ from rivals such as Tottenham defender Djed Spence

Fact-check: Did protesters set fire to the Eiffel Tower in Paris amid French riots?

Germain’s victory in the Uefa Champions League, French supporters went wild across the country, vandalising cars and shops. One particular video online caught the attention of everyone as it claimed that the iconic Eiffel Tower had been set ablaze.

French capital hosts Paris Saint-Germain parade after clashes marred Champions League win

PARIS (AP) — A huge crowd of supporters gathered peacefully near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain’s second Champions League title victory, which was marred by violent clashes overnight across France and led police to detain hundreds of people.

Mass riots erupt in Paris after PSG secure Champions League final spot with flaming bins hurled at cops and 127 arrests

MASS riots erupted across Paris after PSG secured a spot in the UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal. Footage circulating on social media shows the chaos breaking out in the heart of the
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PSG fans clash with riot police and set fires as Arsenal lose Champions League final

The Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal saw violent clashes between fans and riot police in Paris, with tear gas and baton charges used to disperse crowds as the French side won a penalty s

‘Battle of Hogwarts’ memes flood internet as PSG Champions League celebrations turn violent in France

Social media users compared riots following PSG’s Champions League win to scenes from Harry Potter films as violence across France left 219 injured, nearly 800 arrested and one person dead.