Champions League final at the Stade de France: 7,000 members of the police mobilized

UEFA Champions League trophy on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

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The device to ensure security for the final of the Champions League which will take place this Saturday evening, May 28, at the Stade de France will be very important.

No less than 7,000 police, gendarmes and firefighters will be mobilized for this high-risk encounter between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

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What worries the French authorities the most is the number of supporters, especially English, who will be present in the capital and who will not have tickets to

.

They will be at least close to 50,000.

fan zones 

Two fan zones are set up: the first for the English, Cours de Vincennes, open this Saturday afternoon.

The vast majority of law enforcement will be deployed there, but not only.

All Paris will be squared. 

The Champs-Élysées sector prohibits supporters     

The second fan zone is set up in Saint-Denis, reserved for Spanish spectators with tickets, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This fan zone will then be open to residents “ 

 ”.

In the center of Paris, the Champs-Élysées sector is no longer accessible to English and Spanish supporters until 6 p.m. this Sunday.

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