Fans set vehicles on fire in Paris after PSG's Champions League final loss to Bayern

Record ID: 1906314

  • Title: Fans set vehicles on fire in Paris after PSG's Champions League final loss to Bayern
  • Date: 24th August 2020
  • Summary: SHOTLIST: PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 24, 2020) (AAVN-ACCESS ALL) (NIGHT SHOTS) 1. VARIOUS OF FLAMES RISING FROM BURNING CAR IN STREET 2. OVERTURNED CAR NEAR BURNING CAR (2 SHOTS) 3. FLAMES FLOWING IN RACEWAY FROM BURNING CAR (2 SHOTS) 4. CAR BURNING NEAR OVERTURNED VEHICLE LISBON, PORTUGAL (AUGUST 24, 2020) (AAVN-ACCESS ALL) (NIGHT SHOTS) 5. FOOTBALL FANS WAITING OUTSIDE STADIUM 6. WIDE SHOT OF STADIUM 7. BUSES CARRYING BAYERN MUNICH FOOTBALL TEAM LEAVING STADIUM 8. FANS TAKING SELFIE (2 SHOTS) 9. BAYERN MUNICH SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE STADIUM (2 SHOTS) 10. POLICE OFFICERS AND VEHICLES OUTSIDE STADIUM 11. POLICE VEHICLES PARKED NAR STADIUM AS POLICE OFFICERS STANDING ON ROAD 12. BUSES CARRYING PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FOOTBALL TEAM LEAVING STADIUM AAVN SCRIPT: Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars on fire and clashed with police early Monday (August 24) near Champs-Elysees after the Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich. Nearly 5000 PSG fans gathered at Paris's Parc des Princes to cheer on PSG as they watched the 1-0 defeat in Lisbon on a big screen. But scuffles and clashes erupted near Champs-Elysees where several vehicles set ablaze windows broken and shops vandalized. The police used tear gas to disperse the fans. French police said 83 people were arrested during the night. Germany's Bayern Munich defeated France's Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 on Sunday to win the 2020 UEFA Champions League title. Playing at the Estadio Sport Lisboa e Benfica, neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half. But in the 59th minute, French midfielder Kingsley Coman's header goal gave Bayern the win. With this victory, the German side secured its sixth Champions League trophy. Meanwhile, Bayern's Polish star Robert Lewandowski became the top scorer in this year's Champions League season with 15 goals. Writing by Sibel Uygun, Emre Asikci
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