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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Two fans dead, hundreds arrested after celebrations in France from PSG's Champions League win
A pair of fans died, a police officer is in a coma and hundreds of people were arrested following massive celebrations throughout France after Paris-Saint-Germain's Champions League victory, officials said on Sunday. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the city of Dax — which sits south of Bordeaux in southwestern France — during a PSG street party on Saturday night. A second man in his 20s was killed in Paris when his scooter was hit by a car during similar celebrations, according to The Associated Press. Both instances are being investigated, though officials believe the deaths were linked to the celebrations. The driver in the second death was detained. Advertisement A police officer in Coutance — which sits in northwest France — was accidentally hit by a firework, too. He was placed into a coma due to 'grave eye injuries,' per the report. Nearly 200 people were injured around the capital, four seriously, and nearly 300 people had been arrested by 2 a.m. on Sunday. "These isolated acts are contrary to the clubs values, and don't at all represent the immense majority of our fans," the team said in a statement. The celebrations and chaos came shortly after PSG clinched its first Champions League title on Saturday. The club rolled over Inter Milan to grab a 5-0 win at Allianz Arena in Germany. An official celebration took place on Sunday afternoon, where more than 100,000 people were expected to attend the parade in Paris and a subsequent celebration at Parc des Princes stadium. The team rode an open-air bus with the trophy throughout the parade route, and then they arrived at their stadium for a concert and celebration seemingly without much issue. The incident is the second of its kind in recent weeks in Europe following a soccer championship. At least 50 fans were injured after a man drove his car into a crowd at a parade celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title.
LeMonde
3 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
How Paris Saint-Germain became a team
At the time, it sounded like a provocation. In February 2024, as Kylian Mbappé's departure for Real Madrid was looming, Luis Enrique said he was convinced that his Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) side would be "better" without the star striker. The coach's claim was met with ridicule: How could the club fill the void left by the top scorer in its history? How could it remain competitive without its most prolific attacker since 2017? Fifteen months later, it would take boldness to say the Spanish manager was wrong. PSG has made it to the second Champions League final of the club's history, facing Inter Milan on Saturday, May 31, in Munich. The campaign has earned the team admiration across Europe. The first months without Mbappé had seemed to confirm observers' fears. While they cruised in Ligue 1, the young Parisian team did not appear to have the strength to compete with the continent's heavyweights on the biggest stage. By autumn 2024, their European prospects looked bleak. On November 26, after losing away to Bayern Munich (1-0), PSG, who had won only one of their five matches, were in 26 th place – out of 36 – in the league phase, facing a potential elimination.
New York Times
11-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Liverpool 0 PSG 1 (1-1 agg, 2-4 pens): Donnarumma shootout heroics seal dramatic win
It was a tie which always looked like having the potential to thrill — and Liverpool vs Paris-Saint-Germain did not disappoint. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, PSG took the game into extra-time thanks to Ousmane Dembele's early goal and then to penalties after a tense additional half-an-hour yielded no more goals. Advertisement From there, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero, saving from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones as PSG earned a 4-2 win on spot-kicks. Our experts analyse the major discussion points from Anfield. With PSG winning the coin toss and electing to shoot towards their own fans in the Anfield Road end, the mental battle was already won heading into the penalty shootout. It was Vitinha who stepped up first for Luis Enrique's side, and coolly dispatched past Alisson with a stuttered run up. Unsurprisingly, penalty specialist Mo Salah was the first Liverpool player on the list, converting with aplomb to Donnarumma's right. Goncalo Ramos, coming on in the final minute of extra-time, made light work of his penalty with a low, slotted finish to the right of Alisson's goal. Then things turned for Liverpool. Darwin Nunez's poor luck this season continued, hitting a good effort to Donnarumma's left but a good height for the Italian international to palm clear. Ousmane Dembele's finish was the best of the bunch, with a slammed finish to the top-right corner, before Curtis Jones was unable to make any further ground for Liverpool. He shot low to his left but a strong right hand from Donnarumma was enough to stop his effort into the bottom corner. Desire Doue finished with an emphatic finish to send PSG through to the quarter-finals and break Anfield hearts. Heading into tonight's game, Liverpool had won four out of five penalty shootouts in European competition — make that four out of six. Mark Carey This was a game fit for a final so to see it go the distance was a measure of the talent within both teams. Over the course of two closely-contested legs, both Liverpool and PSG set up superbly to combat each other and it resulted in a high-quality encounter with few fouls and a small amount of mistakes. Advertisement That will ultimately mean very little to the losers, and this defeat will come as a bruising setback for Liverpool and their push for a treble. Losing to PSG on penalties will hurt especially as Slot's side showed such blistering form in the group stage where they finished top of the table, and were unfortunate with the draw to land such high level opponents in the Round of 16 clash. Now, though, they must find a way to move on as Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United looms, and that game now takes on extra importance. It is essential now that Liverpool pick themselves up and secure their first trophy under Slot. With the Premier League all-but wrapped up, it's important this talented side have more to show for the season than just the title. This Champions League exit will hurt but there are brighter times ahead still to look forward to. Gregg Evans In the build-up to tonight's second leg, Arne Slot said PSG had been 'the best-performing team in Europe so far this season' — a surprising comment perhaps, given that his own team are 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League and came first in the Champions League group phase while the French side required a late run of three wins just to make the play-offs. But this young PSG team have grown impressively since a slow start to their Champions League campaign saw them beaten by Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. They acquitted themselves so well against Liverpool over the two legs, were highly unfortunate to be beaten 1-0 in the first leg and then taking this tie to the wire before prevailing in a penalty shoot-out. Their recruitment over the past few seasons has been outstanding — with the signings of Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Bradley Barcola, Joao Neves, Desire Doue and now Khvicha Kvaratskhelia representing a change of direction after what club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi disparagingly called their 'flashy bling bling' period. Advertisement Their progress to last season's semi-final seemed slightly deceptive, but under Luis Enrique's leadership they look like a force to be reckoned with now. Could this finally be their year in the Champions League? On the evidence of the past few months, they will take some stopping. Oliver Kay The sight of Trent Alexander-Arnold limping off the pitch in the second half and Ibrahima Konate doing likewise in the second period of extra-time threatened repercussions far beyond this tie. Judging by Alexander-Arnold's clear discomfort, taking four minutes to walk around the pitch to the dressing room after falling awkwardly and holding his ankle, Liverpool's 26-year-old vice-captain will face a battle to be fit for the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United on Sunday. Alexander-Arnold missed last season's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea and will be desperate to play, particularly given the growing likelihood that this is his last season at Liverpool, with only three-and-a-half months on his contract, no agreement over a new deal and Real Madrid circling. Depending on the nature of the injury, the schedule might offer hope. Sunday is Liverpool's last game until April 2, with an international break coming up. Alexander-Arnold will hope for positive news, but it looked worrying. With Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley already injured, Jarrel Quansah will be favourite to start at Wembley if Alexander-Arnold does not recover. Konate's issue will also be a concern for Slot, the French defender hobbling off after twice going down with an injury. The Liverpool head coach will hope things are not as serious as they appear. Oliver Kay It would be an understatement to say that Ousmane Dembele is in the best form of his career. The 27-year-old's 21 goals in 2025 in all competitions is the most of any player in the top five European Leagues, with his close-range tap-in on Tuesday evening arguably being the easiest one of the lot. We know that Dembele's versatility means that he can play anywhere across the PSG front line — regularly rotating between each flank as he chooses before dancing into central areas to punish the opposition in behind. What is less credited in Dembele's game is his tendency to drop into midfield areas to create overloads as PSG look to work their way out of pressure. Advertisement That was on show throughout the game, but was particularly notable during PSG's opener after 12 minutes when Dembele collected the ball on the halfway line before driving forward to release Bradley Barcola in behind. Questions were asked about Virgil van Dijk's defending to allow Dembele to receive the ball in so much space — Wayne Rooney called it 'lazy' on Amazon Prime — but PSG's midfielders were intelligent in pulling Liverpool's own midfield trio into different areas as Nuno Mendes released the pass, with their man-for-man press exploited by simple counter-movements to open up the centre of the pitch. Had Van Dijk (circled in red above) followed Dembele (circled in white) that far as he dropped deep to collect it, those gaps for PSG to exploit would have only been bigger. Sometimes you have to credit intelligent play, and Dembele's elusive, slippery style was a constant threat throughout — both laterally and vertically. Mark Carey Diogo Jota's goal drought in the Champions League dragged on as he faced another frustrating night in front of goal. The Portugal striker was tasked with leading the line for Liverpool in arguably their biggest test at Anfield this season and had a clear-cut chance early in the first half that he wasted. Rising to meet an inswinging corner, Jota failed to test Gianluigi Donnarumma as he headed over the crossbar. It set the tone for a deeply frustrating night. His clever movement early in the second half helped keep PSG on the back foot and he worked hard defensively, but he was unable to get another goalscoring opportunity. His evening was summed up when he gave the ball away with his last meaningful action before being replaced by Darwin Nunez. Jota departed having touched the ball 33 times, the fewest of any Liverpool player, and with the second-worst passing accuracy rate of 71 per cent Advertisement It also meant that his run without a goal in the Champions League stretched to 17 games, with his last strike coming in a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid back in November 2021 — a remarkable sequence for a player often cited as one of Liverpool's most gifted natural finishers. When asked about the drought leading into the game, he said: 'Stats are a part of today's game, but they don't say everything. I want to score but it is not the factor that influence my game.' That may be true, but strikers live for goals and Jota needs some. Gregg Evans Sunday, March 16: Newcastle United (Wembley Stadium), Carabao Cup final, 4.30pm GMT, 12.30pm ET
