FRENCH cops have called for PSG’s clash with Lyon on Sunday to be postponed amid fears of further riots.

Paris is bracing for another volatile week after apocalyptic unrest swept across the nation over the weekend.

Police have urged the Professional Football League (LFP) to postpone the Ligue 1 match initially scheduled for 8.45pm.

According to L’Equipe, the match could be postponed to the following day.

But the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is also set for Monday – and PSG players are expected to be in contention for the ultimate individual award.

PSG and Lyon are not alone. France’s league body moved the match between Toulouse and Troyes from its original Saturday slot to Sunday.

It also postponed the second-division clash between Montpellier and Red Star to Monday.

Around 5,000 officers including special forces armed with water cannons were deployed ahead of the Champions League match on Tuesday.

PSG defeated FC Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes, surrounded by a ring of steel.

Ahead of the game an Interior Ministry source said: “This is a hugely sensitive time, with violence likely to break out at any time, especially when large crowds gather.

“Thousands of extra officers will be on duty for the game, and they will include special forces officers.”

Time curfews were also imposed across several areas of the French capital to prevent further unrest.

The measures were brought in after targeted curfews were hailed for helping keep calm following the worst riots France has seen in years.

At least 3,000 businesses were looted or damaged and more than 2,400 people were arrested.

The Gilet Jaunes – Yellow Vests – movement is meanwhile calling for another round of mass demonstrations on Saturday.

French prime minister Sebastian Lecornu praised emergency measures which ensured a relatively quiet night from Monday to Tuesday in places including Paris and Marseille.

Over the weekend, French president Emmanuel Macron blamed “agitators from far-Left fringe groups, joined by numerous criminals” for plunging his country into “unbridled violence”.

He made an impassioned plea “for unity” following chaos said to have involved up to 500,000 protesters.

Macron said: “Businesses have been looted, while public buildings, shops, and town halls have been attacked.

“Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves how French people could do this to France.”

He said he was particularly upset at Limoges City Hall being burnt, along with a tourist office in Lyon.

“Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it,” he said.

French police have already admitted that they “lost control” of major cities during a weekend of “apocalyptic rioting”.

“It was apocalyptic,” said a high-ranking officer.

It follows almost five weeks of protests by school and university students against France’s crumbling education system.

They have now been joined by numerous other social groups, including the infamous Gilets Jaunes which brought chaos to France at the start of Macron’s time in office.