The European Football Association (UEFA) apologized to the fans affected by the events surrounding the Champions League final after the manipulation of tickets and fan riots that marred the match that was held at the Stade de France in Paris, while the French president demanded a refund of the price of tickets for fans who were unable to attend the match due to the chaos. .

The start of the match was delayed more than 30 minutes after the police tried to prevent some fans from entering the Stade de France, while riot police used tear gas against the fans, including women and children.

"UEFA would like to sincerely apologize to all the fans who experienced or witnessed frightening and disturbing events prior to the Champions League final. On a night that was meant to be a celebration of European club football," UEFA said in a statement.

"No football fan should be put in such a situation and it should happen again," he added.

UEFA wishes to sincerely apologise to all spectators who had to experience or witness frightening and distressing events in the build-up to the UEFA Champions League final last week.

An independent review will seek to establish a full picture of what happened.

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— UEFA (@UEFA) June 3, 2022

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin blamed most of the blame on the Liverpool fans, but acknowledged that several hundred local rioters had caused problems with the police.

UEFA began preparing an independent report on the events earlier this week.

The Confederation has defined the scope of the report, as it looks to determine the sequence of events, study business plans, assess roles and responsibilities and respond to events on and off the field.

"The events will be reviewed with UEFA and all relevant parties, including but not limited to fan groups, clubs participating in the match, fans, the French Football Federation, the police, other local authorities and stadium officials," the statement added.

Real Madrid demanded answers from the organizers regarding measures to protect fans, while Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan repeated his call for an investigation, saying that he had sent a letter to UEFA in which he asked several specific questions.

Macron demands refund of ticket price for fans

On the other hand, French President Emmanuel Macron told local media on Friday that ticket holders who were prevented from entering the Stade de France in the Champions League final last Saturday by security personnel should be compensated "as soon as possible".

"I have an idea of ​​the families who were banned and were unable to get to the seats they paid for. That's why I hope we can compensate them as soon as possible," Macron said in an interview.

"I have asked the government to explain what happened and to establish responsibility and explain it in detail to our citizens, the British and the Spaniards," he added.

Real Madrid won 1-0 in the final to extend its record of winning the continental title 14 times.