The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League final was a nerve-racking, back-and-forth contest that would’ve been greatly improved by both a PSG goal and fans in the stands. While it’s impossible to understand what happened to the finishing abilities of Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Ángel Di María in Lisbon, we all know exactly why supporters weren’t allowed inside Estádio da Luz.
Still, you can’t stop people from congregating who view football as their life force and who, by extension, accept the risk of contracting a very real and extremely dangerous virus. Now it’s their responsibility as grown ass members of society to undergo a 14-day quarantine, but here’s what supporters of PSG, Bayern Munich (and Marseille) got up to today.
For PSG, the club’s global standing has changed exponentially after the ruler of Qatar purchased it in 2011. However, PSG has been around since 1970 and has a fanbase that wanted to celebrate its first-ever Champions League final.
Here’s how the party started around the club’s Parc des Princes ground.
The party's getting started at the Parc des Princes pic.twitter.com/rLzl8kxfjZ
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 23, 2020
Tonight is the biggest night in PSG history. pic.twitter.com/MN5f6KiXkv
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) August 23, 2020
It ended with a car on fire and people trying to kick things.
¡DISTURBIOS A LAS AFUERAS DEL PARQUE DE LOS PRÍNCIPES!
Los aficionados del @PSG_inside incendiaron automóviles y saquean tiendas luego de que su equipo perdió la final de @ChampionsLeague #UCLfinal(Vía | TW | charlesbaudry) pic.twitter.com/H9I2PNrdiB
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) August 23, 2020
But the biggest celebration in France was reserved for the country’s second largest city, Marseille. With the 2019-20 Ligue 1 crown, PSG pulled level with Marseille in terms of domestic titles (only Saint-Étienne has more with 10), and supporters of Les Phocéens aren’t pleased about it.
Accordingly, PSG’s defeat was met with wild celebrations on the Mediterranean coast.
Marseille erupts as PSG lose the Champions’ League final: “Where are all the Parisians now?” pic.twitter.com/YGrr0ihBOv
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) August 23, 2020
Marseille fans let off fireworks in celebration of PSG losing the Champions’ League final. pic.twitter.com/if7NIllx7B
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) August 23, 2020
Over in Munich, people could be found drinking in beer gardens because Munich.
Celebration in Munich [ @__Kumbi__]pic.twitter.com/DUj2XhwrHz
— (@iMiaSanMia) August 23, 2020
برایتان از جشن خیابانی امشب در ماریِن پلاتز مرکز مونیخ فیلم گرفتم. #بایرن_مونیخ #UEFAChampionsLeagueFinal #Munich #München #celebration https://t.co/dWHt54vkuT pic.twitter.com/Dg5b0Mivbi
— Maria Sarsalari (@MariaSarsalari) August 23, 2020
At the Siegestor in Munich, you could see a heavy police presence.
Am #Siegestor in #München bittet die Polizei die Fans, zumindest 1,5 Meter Abstand zu halten und auf das Zünden von Pyrotechnik zu verzichten. #PSGFCB @SPORT1 pic.twitter.com/PlmHz4dShk
— Stefan Kumberger (@__Kumbi__) August 23, 2020
The Siegestor was later awash in Bayern colors.
Pride of Munich #MiaSanMia #MiaSanChampions pic.twitter.com/P2J4pxgVnI
— CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE (@FCBayernEN) August 23, 2020
