The French sports minister maintained that crowd problems at the Champions League final were caused by Liverpool fans "without tickets, or with fake tickets".
Real Madrid 's 1-0 win over Liverpool at the Stade de France on Saturday night was overshadowed by the chaotic and dangerous scenes surrounding the match. Liverpool supporters struggled to get into the stadium due to poor organisation and treatment by French police, although UEFA initially blamed “the late arrival of fans” for the match’s delayed start.
Fans were tear gassed and attacked by riot police in Paris as bottle-necks on the route to the stadium caused widespread panic. After the match, Liverpool issued a statement expressing disappointment with the handling of the event and demanded a formal investigation into what went wrong.
