An estimated 100,000 fans packed the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to cheer the Paris Saint-Germain players and staff as they paraded the Champions League trophy in the French capital.
The team came by bus directly from Roissy airport after touching down from Munich, where they beat Inter Milan in Saturday’s final. They were greeted along the route by jubilant supporters. Some had flags or flares, all wanted to savour their club winning the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.
The players, all wearing shirts with ’25’ on it, brandished the trophy and addressed the crowd as they drove. “Lets’ all sing together,” shouted their emblematic captain Marquinhos.
Coach Luis Enrique and his team, including Desire Doue, the 19-year-old who lit up the final by scoring twice in the dazzling 5-0 win over Inter, later went to a reception at the Elysee Palace hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Police were on high alert to prevent any repetition of the scenes that scarred the victory celebrations in the capital after the final whistle on Saturday night.
