Guillaume Dominguez edited by Wassila 11:36 a.m., May 28, 2022
This Saturday, May 28 will take place the final of the Champions League.
Real Madrid will face Liverpool in a competition that promises to be historic at the Stade de France.
In order to ensure the smooth running of the event, the police have deployed an important security device.
Europe 1 questioned Grégory Joron, general secretary of the SGP Police union, on this subject.
It's a titans final.
This Saturday, Real Madrid will play against Liverpool for the Champions League final.
Real Madrid dream of winning their 14th title in the competition.
Nearly 100,000 supporters - 60,000 English and 30,000 Spanish, are expected around the stadium.
Many of them do not have tickets and are worried about the security measures put in place by the police headquarters.
Grégory Joron, general secretary of the SGP Police union, describes for Europe 1 the means put in place to ensure the security of the stadium.
"A fairly substantial device"
Grégory Joron thus explains that seven to eight mobile forces will be deployed around the Stade de France.
They will be used to "surround the stadium almost a kilometer around to precisely prevent these supporters without a ticket from being able to access almost the doors and finally put pressure on the stewards or ensure that we can be overwhelmed on the spot", explains the man. on Europe 1.
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The secretary general of the SGP Police union declares that this device is "quite substantial, but the stakes deserve it. It is a test to also see what can await us in 2024 for the Olympic Games, namely to be able to supervise events magnitude like that, which brings together a lot of people".