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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

Liverpool offer free Anfield tickets to supporters caught up in Champions League final chaos

Liverpool have offered supporters caught up in the chaos of the Champions League final the chance to attend the pre-season friendly with Strasbourg at Anfield for free.

The Reds were beaten 1-0 by Real Madrid on May 28 at the Stade de France, but the night was overshadowed by the harrowing experiences of thousands of fans of both clubs who were subjected to tear gassings from riot police and muggings from local gangs in Saint-Denis.

Over 9,000 witness testimonies were subsequently written to the club who have demanded firm answers from both the French authorities and UEFA over the failings on the night. Last month, Liverpool chairman Tom Werner tersely called for an explanation from the French government after claiming people at the ground were "treated like cattle".

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