The Champions League final match in Paris ended on Saturday with 68 people arrested, of which 39 were detained, sources from the Police Prefecture confirmed to EFE on Sunday.
In the evening, at one o’clock in the morning, the Police also clarified that in total the firefighters intervened to help the 238 people who were slightly injured, without any of them having to be hospitalized.
According to the France Info station, one of the suspects had 50 fake bills on him, and many spectators with tickets would not be able to enter until the first episode started.
The match in which Real Madrid won against Liverpool (1-0) was held in the context of police tension whose start was delayed by 35 minutes due to stays at the entrance to the stadium and the attempts of thousands of others to enter into.
Authorities were finally able to disperse those in front of the stadium, even using tear gas in some cases, on a night in which France was marked by organizational problems a year after hosting Rugby World Cup and two of the Games. Olympics.
The French press blamed organizational problems on the lack of time Paris needed to organize the meeting, which until three months ago was scheduled to be held in Saint Petersburg but moved to France due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement, Police clarified that many fans without tickets or with incorrect tickets were interfering with access to the stadium, where the outer security perimeter is located.
“Exercising strong pressure to enter the venue, fans delayed the access of spectators with a ticket. Taking advantage of this situation, a certain number of people managed to cross the gates protecting the stadium, “Police explained.
The dispersal of fan -focused zones, one in Saint Denis that accommodated 4,000 madridistas and another east of Paris with about 30,000 Britons, took place without incident.
Darmanin caught the attention of British fans
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, has directly pointed out this problem to British fans, accusing them of trying to force entry even violently.
“Thank you to the many law enforcement forces mobilized tonight in this difficult context,” he added on his Twitter account. In total, there was a deployment of 6,800 security forces between the Stade de France and the two “fan zones”.
In part, UEFA specified that it would review problems that were “urgent” registered with the police, with the French authorities and with the French Football Federation.
Source: La Verdad

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