Incidents at the Stade de France: English fans counter-attack

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H. Puffeney, V. Piffeteau, L. Mas B. Mingot, M. Farran, R. Schillaci, B. Rovira, D. Chevalier – France 2

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After the chaos of the Champions League final, Liverpool supporters give their testimonies. 5,000 of them responded to the call to tell their story of the evening. They intend to contradict the Minister of the Interior, who had targeted them.

Friday June 3, a week after the incidents that marred the Champions League final match, English supporters were furious. Two of them were at the Stade de France and spent a nightmarish Saturday, May 28. “I thought a disaster was about to happen. It was really scary. We shouldn’t experience this in a football match”testifies Louis LovettLiverpool fan. According to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmaninfraudsters blocked access to the stadium.

The second supporter remembers that his genuine ticket was first flagged as a fake by the machine at the entrance. “I scanned my son’s tickets and mine at least three times. Each time it was red. I start to move away, and then, all of a sudden, it goes green and we enter the stadium”says Tagus HerstadLiverpool fan. Liverpool disputes the fact that the English forced the gates. There have been intrusions, but impossible to discern English supporters on videos. Both Liverpool and Real Madrid clubs have launched independent investigations.


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