Europe 1 with AFP 5:54 p.m., May 29, 2022
"With the Minister of the Interior, we deplore the incidents which marred the evening of the Champions League on Saturday evening at the Stade de France and regret that certain supporters with tickets were unable to attend the match", indicated in a statement. communicated the new Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castera.
The organizers of the Champions League final, the police and the local authorities meet on Monday (11 a.m.) to "identify the malfunctions" and the problems of access for supporters on Saturday at the Stade de France, the Ministry of Sports announced on Sunday. and the Olympics.
"With the Minister of the Interior, we deplore the incidents which marred the evening of the Champions League on Saturday evening at the Stade de France and regret that some supporters with tickets were unable to attend the match", indicated in a statement. communicated the new Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castera.
"The priority now is to identify very precisely the dysfunctions with UEFA, the French Football Federation, the Stade de France, the Paris Police Headquarters, the Seine-Saint-Denis Prefecture and the town hall of Saint-Denis in order to to learn all the lessons to prevent such incidents from happening again for our future major international sporting events.
A final delayed by more than 30 minutes
On Saturday, the start of the prestigious Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool (1-0) was delayed by more than 30 minutes due to fan access problems.
The pre-match was marked by chaotic scenes around the stadium, with no serious injuries.
According to the European Football Union (UEFA), "thousands of spectators" showed up with "fake tickets that did not work", creating "an accumulation of spectators" in the queues.