Scuffles with police in Paris as fans gather for soccer final

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VIDEO SHOWS: UGC VIDEO POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING LARGE CROWDS GATHERED OUTSIDE PARIS' PARC DES PRINCES WHERE PARIS ST GERMAIN FANS ARE WATCHING THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AGAINST BAYERN MUNICH, FLARES SEEN AMONG CROWD / REUTERS VIDEO OF PSG FANS WATCHING MATCH INSIDE THE PARC DES PRINCES

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PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 23, 2020) (NICO BUD - NO RESALES/ MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY Nico Bud)

1. LARGE CROWD GATHERED OUTSIDE THE PARC DES PRINCES STADIUM, SOME FANS WITH FLARES, FIREWORKS CAN BE HEARD

PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 23, 2020) (TWITTER/THESEUSION - NO RESALES / MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY Twitter/Theseusion)

2. MORE OF FANS GATHERED OUTSIDE STADIUM, SOME WITH FLARES

PARIS, FRANCE (AUGUST 23, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

3. STADIUM ENTRANCE WITH POLICE VAN AND SECURITY AHEAD OF START OF MATCH

4. POLICE VAN OUTSIDE STADIUM

5. PSG LOGO ON STADIUM

6. VARIOUS OF PSG FANS CHEERING AS THEY WATCH THE MATCH FROM INSIDE THE PARC DES PRINCES STADIUM, CHEERING, WAVING FLAGS AND SOME WITH FLARES, MANY NOT WEARING MASKS

STORY: Police in Paris clashed briefly with crowds outside the Paris St Germain soccer stadium as the Champions' League final against Bayern Munich got underway on Sunday (August 23), while people were turfed out of some bars for not respecting social distancing rules.

Soccer fans gathered in bars and restaurants in the French capital on Sunday evening to watch the game, being played in Lisbon, amid concerns over the protective measures being taken as coronavirus infections tick up in France.

Large crowds gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium where several thousand gathered inside to watch the final on giant screens.

Earlier in the evening, people threw projectiles at police vehicles outside the venue and were dispersed with tear gas, video footage on social media showed.

Paris police officials said the incident had been resolved without any arrests.

Government officials had urged people to wear masks in public before the game, but both inside and outside the stadium, many people did not.

More than 200 people were cautioned by police for not wearing face-coverings, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter.

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