The French government said on Wednesday there was "no drama" in Saturday's Champions League final in Paris, which was affected by fan riots, amid criticism of it for handling the big match.

The match resulted in Real Madrid winning the Champions League after beating Liverpool 1-0 on a night that did not lose sight of the excitement.

The start of the final match at the Stade de France was postponed more than half an hour, as the police tried to prevent fans from storming the stadium, and the French riot police fired tear gas to disperse the fans, including children.

"We could have dealt better but there is no drama," government spokeswoman Olivia Gregory told reporters.

"It is undeniable that the fake tickets contributed to the rioting of the masses," she added, stressing that Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has the full confidence of French President Emmanuel Macron.

And Tom Werner, president of Liverpool club, demanded an apology from the French sports minister, after she said that the cause of the problem that tainted the final was due to fans carrying fake tickets, and the way the English club dealt with its fans.

For its part, UEFA said it had commissioned an independent commission to investigate ticket-related incidents and fan problems.

Social networking sites were filled with pictures and videos about the riots and some fans jumped over the iron fences to enter the stadium, and others were prevented from entering despite having tickets for the match, in addition to the violent police dealing with some fans, including children who were terrified.

In a different reading of the scene, French journalist Pascal Borde sparked widespread controversy on social media platforms after he blamed French star Karim Benzema, Real Madrid's top scorer, for the violence in the final match.

"Je n'ai jamais pensé que Karim Benzema fût responsable des débordements du SDF contrairement à ce que des esprits malveillants influencés par un montage TV tronqué ont voulu faire croire exact. Voilàment ce ce que que j'ai di Pro ."

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French journalist blames Benzema for riots

Activists on Twitter criticized the French journalist, stressing that he spoke from a racist background towards Muslims and Arabs in France, especially with the extremist right's accusations of the Arab community of being behind the events in the Stade de France.

Karim Jaziri, a former confidant of Benzema, believes that Pascal Board's recent intervention is very bad for the reputation of the French press, and serves the propaganda that tried to tarnish the people of Algerian origin years ago.

C News returned to publish the full clip through its Twitter account, confirming that Pascal Board's talk about Benzema is due to the latter's mass, because he is the first striker in the French national team and the best of all times and a candidate for the Golden Ball, not because of his Algerian or Islamic background.

PTDRRRRRR JE PLEUUUURE DE RIRE « oui bien sûr bien sûr » « je pense que vous avez raison » pic.twitter.com/18QOPwcYdT

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Moms (@Kratosmann) May 30, 2022