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Robbie Hanratty

French double down on Liverpool accusation and insist 'industrial scale' ticket fraud at root of Champions League chaos

The French Government have refused to shoulder any of the blame and incredibly pointed the finger at Liverpool FC for the events outside the ground that overshadowed the Champions League Final in Paris on Saturday.

The showpiece match between Jurgen Klopp's side and Real Madrid at the Stade de France was delayed by more than 35 minutes after police tried to hold back people attempting to force their way into the national stadium.

And the accusation is more than two thirds of the briefs presented by over 62,000 Liverpool supporters had been fakes which has led to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to label the scenes as "deeply upsetting".

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