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Chaotic scenes at the French national stadium before and during Saturday night’s Champions League final were branded a national embarrassment, while French ministers blamed Liverpool fans for the trouble.

A fan pushes through a police officer inside the stadium as the match is delayed during the Champions League Final at Stade de France on May 28, 2022.A fan pushes through a police officer inside the stadium as the match is delayed during the Champions League Final at Stade de France on May 28, 2022.

Some riot police officers stormed into the stadium while others charged at people trying to knock down stadium gates. “The attempts at intrusion and fraud by thousands of English supporters complicated the work of the stadium staff and police but will not tarnish this victory,” Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera tweeted.Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan said the treatment of their fans was “unacceptable” and that the club wanted a “transparent investigation” by UEFA.

“We want to make sure we get the facts and provide those facts to the relevant authorities… over the course of the coming days, we will be setting up a mechanism for supporters to reach out to us directly.”“The footage and accounts from Liverpool fans and the media on their entry to the Stade de France last night are deeply concerning,” Dorries said in a statement issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on Sunday.

Some 68 people had been arrested by 1.20 local time on Sunday while there were 238 interventions by medics for people who were very lightly injured, Paris police said in a statement.

 

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