Marion Gauthier edited by Wassila Belhacine 2:22 p.m., May 29, 2022
Liverpool faced Real Madrid in the Champions League final at the Stade de France.
The match started more than thirty minutes late due to several overflows.
Several people were arrested by the police.
The Liverpool club and the British ambassador to France are calling for an investigation to establish the facts.
At 9 p.m., the Champions League final should have kicked off for Real Madrid.
The match finally kicked off at 9:36 p.m., half an hour late due to incidents outside the Stade de France.
Tear gas, attempted intrusions by climbing barriers, amassed and impatient crowd often equipped with counterfeit notes caused overflows.
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Unleashed supporters
The story begins before 8 p.m.
A considerable crowd has already gathered in front of the Stade de France.
Screams, whistles, many supporters who shake the gates, some who climb them and dodge the security guards by rushing inside the stadium.
Not all of them wear Liverpool colors and don't have tickets.
The police then used tear gas.
Families flee, spit and scratch their eyes.
A request for investigation has been made
Spectators had to wait until half-time to find their place, the fault of jammed turnstiles.
According to UEFA's explanations, the machines stuttered after scanning too many counterfeit tickets.
Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, points to the thousands of Britons who forced entry.
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238 people were taken care of by the emergency services, in particular for tear gas poisoning.
Sixty-eight people were arrested and thirty-nine ended up in police custody.
The Liverpool club and the British ambassador to France are asking for an investigation to establish the facts.