Bardella Blasts ‘Civil War Scenes’ in Multicultural Riots After Champions League Final

France descended into scenes resembling civil war this weekend following the Champions League Final, with National Rally leader Jordan Bardella warning that restoring order will require the nation to regain control of its immigration policies.

Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain secured its second consecutive championship on Saturday in a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over London’s Arsenal FC. The sporting triumph quickly gave way to chaos as riots and looting erupted in dozens of French cities and towns, according to Breitbart News.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed that approximately 890 individuals were arrested between Saturday and Sunday, representing a 45 percent increase compared to the previous year. The minister also disclosed that 178 police officers sustained injuries during the unrest. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau reported that several officers were struck by crude homemade explosives, described as “bombe agricole,” resulting in what she characterized as terrible injuries.

Speaking on broadcaster BFMTV Monday morning, National Rally leader and potential presidential candidate Jordan Bardella expressed horror at the violence perpetrated by youth mobs in Paris and other cities.

Bardella described witnessing near civil war conditions in the heart of Paris, with shops looted and vandalized and police officers under attack. France has become a country where celebration is now impossible, he warned, noting that football matches, sporting events, and village festivals now systematically degenerate into violence.

The populist Member of the European Parliament called on the French public to recognize the escalating dangers, cautioning that the street mobs will eventually break down building doors and enter private apartments if the government fails to regain control of immigration.

Bardella directly connected the unrest to three decades of failed immigration control, observing that violence frequently accompanies certain multicultural football clubs rather than other sporting events like rugby or tennis, both of which recently hosted tournaments in France without significant incident.

Former Interior Minister and current presidential candidate Bruno Retailleau echoed these concerns, attributing the riots to immigration policies that have eroded respect for the law and weakened the republican social contract.

International voices joined the criticism. United States Senator Mike Lee suggested mass deportations were warranted in response to footage of the Paris riots. Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders remarked on the consequences of demographic transformation, while Germany’s AfD party leader Alice Weidel responded with a single word: “Remigration.”

French public sentiment reflects deepening pessimism. A poll conducted before the weekend violence found that more than seven in ten citizens believe crime is out of control and fear France risks becoming comparable to Mexico, where criminal organizations operate without fear of state authority.

Despite the widespread violence, looting, and rioting, Interior Minister Nuñez claimed Monday that the large number of arrests demonstrated the response was handled well, suggesting the government does not share the public’s assessment of the crisis.

With information from Breitbart News