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Cathy Owen

Welsh Liverpool fans say they were 'treated like animals' at Champions League final

A representative of the French Government is meeting UEFA bosses to talk about what lessons can be learnt from the Champions League final in Paris after fans were tear-gassed by riot police and violent clashes broke out. Football fans, politicians and UK authorities have slammed the policing of the final, where Liverpool lost to Real Madrid 1-0 at the Stade de France, in Paris on Saturday.

Shambolic scenes outside the ground saw supporters with tickets made to wait in huge queues, before French police used tear gas. Welsh football fans have said they were "treated like animals" as they tried to get into the stadium to watch their team.

Farmer Richard Vaughan, from Tywyn, Gwynedd, was at the match with his son Tomi and told BBC Wales: "In light of what's happened at stadiums before from a safety point of view - and with what's happened to Liverpool supporters in the past - lessons seem to have not been learned from that.

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