PSG Victory: Between the Parisian Club and the Suburbs, a Rediscovered Osmosis

Published on June 1, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

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In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, PSG supporters during the Champions League final between the Parisian club and Inter Milan, on May 31, 2025. LOU BENOIST / AFP

Long associated with a bling-bling image fostered by its XXL recruitment, the club has managed to strengthen its ties across the ring road thanks to a strategy of returning to the local scene. Its Champions League victory on Saturday, May 31, promises to increase its popularity among young people in the Paris region.

Paris was in turmoil all night long. And in its wake, its suburbs. Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, many people jumped on their scooters or hopped on the RER to flock from the suburbs to the Champs-Élysées. Scenes of popular jubilation, witnessing the boundaries that have been blurred in recent months between the capital's club and its suburbs. With this Champions League victory, PSG is completing a strategy designed to regain popularity far beyond the Porte d'Auteuil.

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