Macron vows response after clashes mar PSG's Champions League win

Paris Saint-Germain fans clash with police officers after the UEFA Champions League Final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal. (is associated with: «Macron vows response after clashes mar PSG's Champions League win») Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium via ZUMA Press/dpaFrench President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the riots that broke out nationwide following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal, vowing a tough response.

>"That's not soccer, that's not sports, that's not what we love," Macron said while receiving the French side at the Élysée Palace following their return from Budapest, according to French broadcaster BFMTV.

>"Thank you to our police officers and gendarmes; we will be unyielding with those who have been caught."

>The latest figures released by French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez showed 780 people have been detained nationwide in the unrest, including some 480 in the Paris metropolitan area.

>In addition, at least 57 police officers were injured, with assessments of the incidents is ongoing.

>Authorities spoke of a 30% increase from last year when PSG won the Champions League for the first time.

>Two people were killed in last year's rioting, with nearly 200 injured and 559 detained. Authorities also recorded nearly 700 fires, with many cars set alight.

>Incidents were reported in around 15 cities across the country following this year's final, which saw PSG defeat Arsenal on penalties.

>In Paris, the situation was particularly tense around the Champs-Élysées boulevard, where thousands of people gathered after the match. Masked individuals clashed with security forces, with projectiles thrown and tear gas deployed.

>Videos circulating on social media showed burning vehicles, barricades being erected and fireworks thrown at people.

>Fans gathered to watch the match on a big screen in the team's Parc des Princes home stadium, which French media reported was almost at capacity.

>Some 22,000 police officers were on duty across France, including around 8,000 in the capital.