https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of Paris police acknowledged on Thursday a "failure" around Champions League final and admitted his claim of up to 40,000 Liverpool fans without valid tickets may have been a mistake. It also emerged CCTV images from the stadium were automatically deleted. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220609/paris-police-chief-acknowledges-failure-at-champions-league-final Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:11:35 +0200 paris-police-chief-acknowledges-failure-at-champions-league-final The French government has blamed 'massive, industrial scale' fake ticket fraud for the chaotic scenes at the Stade de France on Saturday night, insisting that between 30,000 and 40,000 British fans were at the ground with either no tickets or fake tickets - a claim hotly disputed by journalists, Liverpool and their fans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220530/french-government-blames-massive-industrial-scale-fake-ticket-fraud-at-champions-league-final Mon, 30 May 2022 16:35:33 +0200 french-government-blames-massive-industrial-scale-fake-ticket-fraud-at-champions-league-final French ministers will meet with police and local authorities in a big to learn the "lessons" from the chaos that unfolded before the Champions League final as questions arise over Paris' ability to host big sporting events such as the Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220529/french-ministers-to-meet-police-to-draw-lessons-from-champions-league-final-fiasco Sun, 29 May 2022 20:14:38 +0200 french-ministers-to-meet-police-to-draw-lessons-from-champions-league-final-fiasco Paris Saint-Germain remain optimistic that they can record what would be the biggest victory since the Qatari takeover of the club, even with Neymar out injured, when they face Real Madrid on Tuesday. Can they do it? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180306/psg-confident-of-real-madrid-scalp-despite-neymars-absence Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:41:27 +0100 psg-confident-of-real-madrid-scalp-despite-neymars-absence After a feeble performance against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday the French press showed little sympathy for big-spending PSG. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160413/french-press-blast-psg-after-another-champions-league-exit Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:21:15 +0200 french-press-blast-psg-after-another-champions-league-exit French Champions PSG have a chance to make history when they renew the battle against Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night. And here’s why we believe they will. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160412/why-psg-paris-saint-germain-will-beat-manchester-city Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:43:18 +0200 why-psg-paris-saint-germain-will-beat-manchester-city French champions Paris Saint-German will play English club Manchester City in the last eight of the Champions League after the draw was made on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160318/psg-drawn-to-play-manchester-city-in-champions-league Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:17:40 +0100 psg-drawn-to-play-manchester-city-in-champions-league Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed what exactly it will take to convince him to stay in France beyond next summer, after sealing another goal record for his Paris Saint-Germain side. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:08:14 +0100 this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored one and created another as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to eliminate Chelsea from the Champions League for the second season running. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160310/ibrahimovic-helps-psg-overcome-chelsea Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:40:35 +0100 ibrahimovic-helps-psg-overcome-chelsea PSG take on Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions leg clash on Wednesday. There’s so much at stake, they just can’t afford to lose. Here are three reasons why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160309/three-reasons-why-psg-must-beat-chelsea-but-might-not Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:50:07 +0100 three-reasons-why-psg-must-beat-chelsea-but-might-not Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has called on his players to have the courage to impose their game on Real Madrid when the two sides meet in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151103/blanc-calls-on-psg-to-show-courage-against-madrid Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:29:42 +0100 blanc-calls-on-psg-to-show-courage-against-madrid Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid will test their Champions League credentials when they meet at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday with more than just supremacy in their group at stake. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151021/can-zlatans-psg-conquer-ronaldos-real Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:17:34 +0200 can-zlatans-psg-conquer-ronaldos-real Angel Di Maria scored on his Champions League debut to help PSG ease past Swedish side Malmo on Tuesday. Here's the match report and reaction to the game. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150916/di-maria-scores-to-help-psg-swat-aside-malmo Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:45:07 +0200 di-maria-scores-to-help-psg-swat-aside-malmo French champions Paris Saint-Germain need something akin to a miracle to overcome Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night. PSG coach Laurent Blanc is not optimistic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150421/psg-hope-for-miracle Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:46:12 +0200 psg-hope-for-miracle French side Monaco hope to pull off another giant-killing act on Tuesday when they face Italian giants Juventus in the last eight of the Champions League. They've already put Arsenal to the sword, can they do it again? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150414/monaco-juventus-champions-league-upset-chances-berbatov Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:55:18 +0200 monaco-juventus-champions-league-upset-chances-berbatov Paris Saint-Germain were drawn to play against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals on Friday, while Monaco will face Juventus. Do PSG stand a chance against Messi, Neymar and Suarez? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150320/psg-to-play-barcelona-in-champions-league-quarters Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:16:00 +0100 psg-to-play-barcelona-in-champions-league-quarters French side Monaco joined PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday despite losing 2-0 to Arsenal. The Principality club went through on away goals after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150318/monaco-survive-to-join-psg-in-quarter-finals Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:16:03 +0100 monaco-survive-to-join-psg-in-quarter-finals French side Monaco believe they have what it takes to see off Arsenal in the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Tuesday. The Principality side, who are 3-1 up, hope to join fellow French club PSG in the quarter-finals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150317/monaco-arsenal-champions-league-belief Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:30:12 +0100 monaco-arsenal-champions-league-belief PSG fans still celebrating their dramatic victory of Chelsea in the Champions League have made a video poking fun at the London club in a parody of the incident which saw racist Chelsea fans push a black man from a Metro in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150313/psg-fans-mock-chelsea-racism-metro Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:59:24 +0100 psg-fans-mock-chelsea-racism-metro French Champions PSG take on Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions last-16 clash on Wednesday. While Chelsea are favourites The Local fancies PSG to cause an upset and take revenge against the London club. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150311/five-reasons-to-believe-psg-can-beat-chelsea Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:29:00 +0100 five-reasons-to-believe-psg-can-beat-chelsea