France's sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has blamed ticketless Liverpool supporters for the chaos ahead of the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday.
The Reds were defeated 1-0 by Real Madrid at the Stade de France over the weekend, but the football became a mere sideshow amid organisational issues outside the ground and footage of supporters being pepper-sprayed by authorities.
Kick-off was delayed by 30 minutes as a result and, while the club have requested a formal investigation into events, the French government continue to push the blame onto supporters.
