A message displayed at the Stade de France blaming supporters for the delayed kick-off at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid had been 'pre-prepared', it has been claimed.
Thousands of Liverpool supporters were treated dangerously in the surrounding areas of France's national stadium, located in Saint-Denis, and many more missed kick-off despite arriving almost three hours before the scheduled time of 9:00pm.
Poorly designed ticket checkpoints led to worrying bottleneck congestions occurring outside the stadium, in routes that had been flagged as unsuitable as far back as 2016. Some fans were attacked by local gangs and tear-gassed by riot police.
