Experienced organizational turmoil before and after the end of Champions sa Saint-Denis which resulted in a 37 -minute delay at the start of the game threatens to open up a diplomatic crisis in between France at England. From London they demanded an official investigation to clarify the facts while from Paris the Interior Minister Gerald Darmanindirectly blames the followers of Liverpool in what happened. The red club, on the same Saturday, had already protested the treatment received by its fans by security forces and police who were overwhelmed by the chaos experienced at the entrances to the stadium.
“We regret the disorganization which has seen between 30,000 and 40,000 British fans with no tickets or with fake tickets coming in. Stade de France. A massive, industrial-scale and organized fraud of fake tickets has been proven, ”Darmanin explained.
Neither the interior minister nor the head of sports, Amélie Oudea-Castera, provided explanations for the proliferation of organized groups committed to stealing and attacking Liverpool and Real Madrid fans before and after the game. Darmanin regrets, yes, that some police officers used tear gas “unnecessarily and disproportionately.”
The turmoil experienced in Saint-Denis is a blow to France’s prestige and questions the organizational capacity of Paris, host of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Outrage in the UK
“We know a lot of Liverpool fans traveled to Paris in time to support their team in one of the biggest games of the season and we were extremely disappointed with how they were treated,” a Liverpool spokesman said. Downing Streetofficial residence of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. “Fans deserve to know what happened, so we urge UEFA to work closely with the French authorities on a full investigation” and “publish their findings,” the official added. British spokesman.
“That is exactly why we need a full investigation into what happened,” the spokesman insisted, adding that UEFA had justified the delay of the match against the late arrival of fans. “That’s inconsistent with the experience of many who are outside the stadium, so we need a full investigation to get to the bottom of what happened.”
Source: La Verdad
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