The team came by bus directly from Roissy airport after touching down from Munich, where they beat Inter Milan in Saturday's final. They were greeted along the route by jubilant supporters.

Some had flags or flares, all wanted to savour their club winning the biggest prize in European club football for the first time in their history.

The players, all wearing shirts with '25' on it, brandished the trophy and addressed the crowd as they drove.

"Lets' all sing together," shouted their emblematic captain Marquinhos.

Coach Luis Enrique and his team, including Desire Doue, the 19-year-old who lit up the final by scoring twice in the dazzling 5-0 win over Inter, later went to a reception at the Elysee palace hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

An estimated 11.8 million viewers watched the game on French television which sparked a long night of wild celebrations. Fans thronged the streets of the capital, letting off flares and fireworks as decades of pent-up frustration were released.