PSG supporters left the Parc des Princes looking defeated after the victory of FC Barcelona (3-2) under the eye of a large police force. In Madrid, the match between Atlético and Borussia Dortmund, won at home by the club of French international Antoine Griezmann (2-1), was also played with a reinforced security system.
“There is no proven threat” to the Paris match, said French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, a few hours before kick-off. In total, seven mobile force units were mobilized to ensure security for the PSG-Barça match, as well as specialized units, including the BRI, or around a thousand police officers. Drones were also to be deployed, according to an order from the Paris police headquarters. On Tuesday, the French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin indicated that security had been "considerably" reinforced in Paris, speaking of a “clear threat publicly evoked by the Islamic State”