The time for explanations, two days after the fiasco of the Champions League final. After chaotic scenes around the Stade de France, Saturday May 28, the Ministry of Sports brings together, Monday at 11 a.m., the organizers of the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the police and local authorities in order to “learn lessons” malfunctions that took place on Saturday evening. Will be present, alongside the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castera, UEFA and the French Football Federation, as well as representatives of the Stade de France, the Paris Police Headquarters, the Prefecture of Seine-Saint- Denis and the town hall of Saint-Denis. Follow our live.
A meeting delayed by several incidents. The final between Real Madrid and Liverpool started 36 minutes late on Saturday due to disruptions near the Stade de France. Filtering of the forced stadium, use of tear gas and scaled gates, supporters still outside the stadium at kick-off… Here is what we know about these incidents.
The prefect of police of Paris takes legal action. Didier Lallement will seize the public prosecutor for the opening of an investigation into the “massive counterfeit fraud”according to the police headquarters, in the Liverpool-Real final on Saturday.
The version of the French authorities and UEFA disputed. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, denounced on Twitter “thousands of British ‘supporters’, without tickets or with counterfeit tickets”, who “forced entries and sometimes abused the stewards”. A version criticized by Liverpool police officers present in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), according to which “the vast majority” English supporters “behaved in an exemplary manner”.