# Paris Saint-Germain and City of Light > PSG fans' violent tifo and city riots clash with Champions League victory. - Title: Paris Saint-Germain and City of Light · the Guardian - Summary: PSG fans' violent tifo and city riots clash with Champions League victory. PSG's 4-2 win over Barcelona coincided with Paris riots as Qatar's state-backed… - Keywords: paris, psg, barcelona, champions league, qatar, france, riots, football, macron, désiré doué, gilets jaunes, parc des princes - Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/21/paris-saint-germain-psg-barcelona-champions-league-violence-in-city - Published: 2026-10-21T21:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: paris, psg, barcelona, champions league, qatar, france, riots, football, macron, désiré doué, gilets jaunes, parc des princes ## PSG fans' tifo sends chilling message PSG fans' tifo shows masked killer butchering Barcelona badge with bloodied chainsaw. > PSG fans’ tifo sends a chilling message before their game against Barcelona ## 2,513 taken into police custody 2,513 people taken into police custody after weekend riots. > By Tuesday night, a total of 2,513 people had been taken into police custody after the events of the weekend ## 420 rental bikes destroyed At least 420 rental bikes destroyed or maimed during riots. > At least 420 rental bikes had been destroyed or maimed ## PSG wins 4-2 against Barcelona PSG defeats Barcelona 4-2 in Champions League Matchday Three. > PSG, pet project of the state of Qatar, expresses the dualism of the city ## Macron meets Qatar's leader Emmanuel Macron meets Qatar's Sheikh Tamim in Doha. > Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday evening, speaking, as it happens, from Doha, where he met Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani ## Military deployment planned Macron considers French military deployment to prevent riots before Saturday protests. > Macron is said to be considering deploying the French military to keep the peace on the streets before the next planned protests ## Saturday riots expected 24 October riots expected as gilets jaunes social media feed predicts greater disorder. > The key event Macron is tooling up for is this Saturday night, 24 October, the date the gilets jaunes social media feed has set for an even greater swell of disorder ## PSG's Qatari ownership Qatar owns PSG as state-backed football project. > PSG, pet project of the state of Qatar, expresses the dualism of the city ## City of dualism Paris is both beautiful and deeply dysfunctional city with perfect center and deprived suburbs. > Paris is both a beautiful and deeply dysfunctional city, a place of make‑believe and deprivation ## Qatar's investment in PSG Qatar spends hundreds of millions on PSG as state outreach project. > Qatar is the indentured labour state that employs Colin Kaepernick to promote its outreach projects ## Riots in Place de la République Riots damage Place de la République with burnt cars and police presence. > Damage after the riots in Place de la République ## PSG's role in city tensions PSG's success fuels city tensions as Qatari ownership creates dualism. > PSG represent this like no other entity, a football club owned as an act of outreach by a staggeringly rich inherited monarchy ## Key takeaway PSG's 4-2 win over Barcelona coincided with Paris riots as Qatar's state-backed club fuels city tensions.