The European Football Confederation (UEFA) has apologized to fans over the chaos of the Champions League final.
UEFA said in a statement today (4th): "We would like to sincerely apologize to all the spectators who had to experience or witness a terrifying and painful event in preparation for the Champions League final, which should be a celebration of European club football."
The Champions League final between Real Madrid (Spain) and Liverpool (England) held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on the 29th of last month was highly anticipated due to a clash between the best European clubs, but it was stained with commotion outside the match.
From the start of the game, I was 30 minutes behind schedule.
Fans who could not get their tickets rushed to the stadium, and because of this, even those who had tickets were waiting outside the gate, delaying their entry, so they could not take the kick off in time.
Some Liverpool fans tried to enter over the fence outside the stadium, but in the process of blocking them, the police sprayed tear gas, etc., even towards children and the disabled, criticizing it as an over-response.
"No football fan should be put in such a situation, and this should never happen again," UEFA said in a statement. did," he said.
(Photo=European Football Federation website, Yonhap News)