Paris police arrest 148 after PSG defeat in Champions League
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Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with French police and Marseille fans after the club lost to Bayern Munich 0-1 in the Champions League final in Lisbon, Portugal, last Sunday, resulting in 148 arrests.

Paris Saint-Germain Fans on the Champs-Élysées street on the night of Champions League final between PSG and Bayern Munich in Paris, France, August 23, 2020. /VCG

Hundreds of fans were also fined for not wearing masks due to coronavirus concerns, a Paris police spokesman said Monday.

The late-night clashes involved vehicles being set on fire, shops vandalized, and windows smashed.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that 16 police officers were injured in Sunday night skirmishes. Police did not have estimates on injuries among football fans.

PSG was hoping to join Marseille as the only French club to win Europe's elite football competition, but lost to Bayern Munich. The defeat was met with huge celebrations in Marseille, where fans cheered and let off flares and fireworks.

Paris police used tear gas to disperse fans gathered outside PSG's stadium where the club beamed the match on two giant screens at Parc des Princes, with 5,000 fans allowed inside in, keeping with the maximum allowed for football games in France as part of virus protection measures.

(With input from agencies)