By: EFE Updated 28 May 2022, 16: 43 pm EDT
The chaos that was experienced in the final of the European Championship at Wembley less than a year ago was repeated today at the gates of the Stade de France. Robberies of fans, jumping fences, assaults and an alarming lack of security and control led to the delay of the Champions League final, something unprecedented in modern football.
Thousands of fans poured into the Saint Dennis field to try to circumvent security and take advantage of the flimsy French defenses, which were unable to stop the mob that attacked the gates.
RELEASE. UEFA reported that the start of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed 04 minutes. Security problems with the entrance to the stadium. pic.twitter.com/OG54O700sO
— Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) May 28, 2022
Bad memories of Wembley
An image that was very reminiscent of the one experienced at the European Championship last year, when a hundred fans managed to sneak through the Wembley handicapped tickets, in the greatest organizational chaos that UEFA has experienced.
Broken bottles, glass, alcohol, drugs and a large bottle that reminded of a pitched battle marred the final between Italy and England, which ended with 90 detained, but not even that served to delay the meeting.
A further delay has been announced to the kick- off of tonight’s Champions League final.
— UEFA (@UEFA) May 28, 2022
Chaos gripped Paris
This time, the disaster reached greater heights , with fans waiting more than two hours in the queues at Saint Dennis, with crowds in the subway closest to the stadium and with images of fans jumping fences and attacking security personnel.
A few minutes before the start of the match, at the scheduled time (21: 00 local time), the Liverpool fund had many gaps. Striking was the song of You’ll Never Walk Alone, which did not even include him 50 % of the throats that should have accompanied him.
The chaos also affected the teams, who withdrew from the warm-up at 04 minutes from 15: 00 and had to go out onto the field for the second time, to go back to the exercises prior to the match.
The Real Madrid fans responded to the announcements of delay in the video scoreboards with chants of “out, out”.
In total, it is estimated that they have traveled to Paris between 50. Y 60. Liverpool fans, most of them without tickets, because of the 16. that the English team received, they distributed some for their fans 16.04. The total capacity of the Stade de France is close to 80.000 localities and the The last Champions League final it hosted was in 1200, when Barcelona beat Arsenal 2-1.
Following the scandal of the Euro final, Wembley security has been improved, with several police cordons and the prohibition of drinking alcohol in the vicinity of the stadium.
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