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Liverpool Echo
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Olivia Williams

Liverpool's health boss says LFC fans 'treated like cattle' at Champions League final

Liverpool's health boss Matt Ashton shared his experience of the chaotic scenes at the Stade de France before and after the UEFA Champions League final.

The director of Public Health at Liverpool City Council went over to France with two of his cousins and a wider group of football friends to the match and met his brother in the French capital. The 48-year-old said the group had a "lovely time" before this all changed when they got to the stadium.

Writing a blog for Liverpool City Council, Prof Ashton said: "The atmosphere at all times was fantastic, with Liverpool fans well used to travelling Europe and experiencing success. However the experience at the Stade de France was very different. We arrived in plenty of time for the match – more than two and half hours before kick off.

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