Chaos at the Stade de France: Liverpool and Real demand accountability

Some are the winners of the Champions League final. The others, the losers. However, today, they are united after the chaos around the Stade de France on Saturday evening. According to information from the Daily Mail confirmed by a press release from Real Madrid, the English and Spanish clubs have contacted to obtain answers and compile the testimonies of their supporters. A task that is likely to be long, as the stories of this match night are more and more numerous.“I was in line just before the entrance and someone took my phone out of my pocket. I managed to get it back from the guy who stole it. When I was picking it up, I received tear gas. The police must have thought it was just a fight between two people. It was traumatic. My friend was really upset, he was really scared for his life. I will never come back to Paris, it’s not a safe place”says an English supporter.

An anger that dominates the English supporters, but also the British authorities. The figures supported by Gérald Darmanin do not pass. On Wednesday, then last Thursday, before the Senate committees, the Minister of the Interior affirmed that the presence of 30 to 40,000 British supporters without tickets prevented access to the stadium on the evening of the match. “I was shocked by the seriousness of Minister Darmanin’s accusations against English supporters and by the way the authorities had to discharge themselves of responsibility. Mr. Darmanin is responsible for the comments he made. Obviously he was is arranged with the truth and in front of several instances and that is unforgivable”, said Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool. In a letter addressed to UEFA, the mayor of the metropolis of Liverpool claims that the two finalist clubs on Saturday participate in the independent investigation.