There had been sporadic situations of fan violence and French police utilizing tear fuel exterior the Stade de France in Paris forward of the Champions League last match between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Final match delay message displayed on an enormous display screen on the Stade de France. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSThe CL Final match was delayed as a consequence of late arrival of followers to the venueReal Madrid received their record-extending 14th Champions League crownFrench police used tear fuel exterior the stadium forward of kick-off
The French sports activities minister mentioned that Liverpool followers with pretend tickets had been chargeable for inflicting preliminary crowd issues on the Stade de France in the course of the Champions League last match.
The last between Liverpool and eventual champions Real Madrid was delayed by greater than half-hour as a result of late arrival of followers to the venue.
There had been sporadic situations of fan violence and French police utilizing tear fuel exterior the stadium forward of kick-off. According to stories, followers with out tickets tried to interrupt by safety and tried to get contained in the venue.
“What we really have to bear in mind is that what happened first of all was this mass gathering of British supporters of the Liverpool club, without tickets, or with fake tickets,” French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera informed French radio RTL.
“When there are that many people by the entrance to the stadium, there will be people trying to force their way in through the doors of the Stade de France, and a certain number of youths from the nearby area who were present tried to get in by mixing in with the crowd,” she mentioned.
Real Madrid received their record-extending 14th Champions League crown after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Liverpool on May 29 (IST).