The series of events that resulted in chaos for Liverpool fans before the Champions League final has been documented in a timeline video by French media.
An investigation by Le Monde, developed using hundreds of amateur videos and eye-witness accounts, exposes a clear failing in organisation outside the Stade de France and challenges the narrative of the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, who claimed as many as 40,000 supporters attempted to gain entry to the high-profile event by using fake tickets.
What should have been a night to remember for match-going supporters of Liverpool and Real Madrid descended into a nightmare as supporters struggled to gain entry to the stadium, with kick-off eventually delayed by more than half an hour. Many of those who did manage to get in where greeted with pepper spray from French police and found themselves trapped in a hostile environment with other individuals who's primary interest was not supporting either club but stealing belongings from fans.
