Champions, Liverpool-Real Madrid: the reasons for the delay

Numerous Liverpool fans with fake tickets: the turnstiles did not open blocking the flow. About twenty Reds supporters climbed over and entered the Stade de France while most of them, despite having a regular coupon, were kept outside by the police. Nba star tweet: “Don’t get it started until I land!”

Worse than that it could not (not) start. The kick-off of the Champions League final, scheduled for 21, was given at 21.36 due to what was happening outside the Stade de France, where many Liverpool fans, many of them regularly with tickets, had failed to enter. The problem, as explained at the end of the match by a UEFA note, arose from the many fake tickets among Liverpool fans: the entrance turnstiles did not open, blocking the flow of entry.

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It was thus decided to postpone the start to prevent the situation at the gates from escalating.

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tear gas

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The police used tear gas and stinging gas to disperse groups of fans who were trying to enter. Previously, before the intervention of the police, about twenty fans had managed to climb over the gates. The problem is that, according to what can be seen from videos published on social networks, the police did nothing to protect those in possession of the precious coupon and waved it in front of the entrances in the hope that the stewards would allow them to access the plant.

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Which already creates many problems for spectators, with long queues and entrances after tortuous paths that can easily lead to error, then forcing supporters to a long way to get to the right gate.

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capacity

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The Stade de France can accommodate up to 80,000 spectators. The Reds fans who arrived in Paris were estimated to be between 30 and 40,000. Instead, 6800 police forces deployed to ensure the safety of the event. A cup that had not already started in the best way with the draw for the round of 16 which had been repeated due to a sensational error in the distribution of possible opponents. And that in the final act, for the first time since the Heysel tragedy, the kick-off was delayed. Fortunately, without dramatic consequences.

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Nba superstar LeBron James, who owns a small stake in the Reds, gave a touch of lightness to the situation. The Lakers winger tweeted: “Liverpool fans, don’t start the game until I land!”. Evidently his flight to Paris from the USA was delayed …

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liverpool want clarity

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The English club has officially asked UEFA to open an investigation to shed light on what happened. The club’s official note: “We are extremely disappointed with the breach of the security perimeter and the problems in accessing the stadium that Liverpool fans faced tonight at the Stade de France. This is the biggest match in European football and the fans are not. they should experience the scenes we have witnessed tonight. We have officially asked for a formal investigation into the causes of these unacceptable problems. “

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