The French capital laid out a red, white and blue carpet Sunday for Paris Saint-Germain players to mark their second straight Champions League title, amid bitter recriminations after hundreds of people were arrested and dozens of police hurt in a night of unrest.
Tens of thousands of flag-waving fans took to the streets again to see the team parade from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to the Champ-de-Mars plaza in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
The team flew back from Budapest, where they beat English Premier League champions Arsenal on Saturday night 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out.
They were also received by President Emmanuel Macron before returning to their Parc des Princes stadium for a final encounter with more than 40,000 fans, bringing to a close a day of festivities.
The previous night of celebrations was blighted, however, by clashes between youths and police in Paris and other cities,
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