Liverpool asked UEFA on Tuesday to take concrete steps to avoid more security failures around the stadiums, the day after the publication of a report criticizing the European body and the French authorities in the management of the last Champions League final, in Paris.
“We appealed to UEFA and to those at the top of football’s regulatory pyramid to come together and act positively and transparently to avoid further ‘near misses,'” Liverpool said in a statement. Jürgen Klopp’s team lost the final 1-0 against at Real Madrid (1-0).
Liverpool followed up with a statement like this: “As a club with a glorious past in Europe, we call UEFA to do the right thing and implement the 21 recommendations of the report to ensure the safety of all fans attending a match organized by UEFA.”
The Anfield club’s statement also said: “False stories were spread after that night in Paris, comments which have since been completely refuted.” Liverpool referred to the remarks of French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. The latter blamed the fans of the ‘red’ club.
“What happened in Paris has rekindled the suffering of the family, friends and survivors of Hillsborough,” the statement concluded, referring to the tragedy that occurred in 1989 in which 97 Liverpool fans died.
The report, after an independent investigation, singled out UEFA and the French authorities, including the French Football Federation (FFF), as the main culprits, as well as the “delusions” of the French police.
Endless waiting, supporters and family members sprayed with tear gas or victims of robbery… The police system in the 2021-22 Champions League final led to scenes of chaos in Saint-Deniswhich caused lively controversy in France and England.
Source: La Verdad
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