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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sid Lowe in Madrid

Real Madrid dismiss Uefa’s Champions League final refunds as ‘insufficient’

Real Madrid fans inside the Stade de France for last May’s Champions League final against Liverpool.
Real Madrid fans inside the Stade de France for last May’s Champions League final against Liverpool. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Real Madrid have rejected Uefa’s plan to compensate fans who attended the Champions League final against Liverpool in Paris last May, and will instead offer their supporters legal advice so that they can sue for damages.

After discussions with European football’s governing body, Madrid described the proposal to refund the cost of some tickets as “insufficient”, insisted that “all supporters suffered” and announced their refusal to take part in the process.

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