PSG forced to barricade official club shop as stores shut in Paris amid looting fears ahead of Champions League final
TALKING SHOP PSG forced to barricade official club shop as stores shut in Paris amid looting fears ahead of Champions League final
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN'S official club shop has been barricaded ahead of tonight's Champions League final.
Luis Enrique's side are hoping to win their first ever European Cup as they take on Inter Milan in Munich this evening.
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Paris Saint-Germain's club shop has been boarded up
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Extra security measures have been taken in the French capital
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The much-anticipated match has sent fans into a frenzy back in Paris.
As part of beefed-up security protocols going into the match, PSG have taken measures to avoid potential trouble.
In footage shared by Agence de Presse, the Ligue 1 champions' official store on the Champs-Elysees can be seen being boarded up.
They claim that this measure has been taken due to "looting fears".
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PSG's participation in the Champions League final has also sparked security concerns over at Roland Garros.
French Open chiefs have beefed up security for this evening, with a Champions League watch party set to take place at the nearby Parc des Princes.
While PSG take on Inter Milan, Novak Djokovic will battle Austrian Filip Misolic in the Roland Garros night session.
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said: 'The fact that there's the Champions League final won't change much for us anyway.
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Novak Djokovic is in action tonight in Paris
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'We are very happy for PSG. We're trying to do our job organising this tournament.
'Fifteen thousand people will come over here to watch tennis. We'll try to give them the best possible match.
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'All around Roland Garros there will be police department teams that will be rolled out. Also safety arrangements will be set-up.
"Outside the police department and prefecture have done everything, scheduled everything. They're used to that kind of event.'
Over in Munich, there have been reports of fighting between fans ahead of the match.
Per German outlet Bild, supporters have been seen lobbing stones at each other at Frottmaning station near the Allianz Arena.
There have also been reports of travel disruption due to fans trespassing on train tracks.
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