Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in Champions League final delayed amid chaos over ‘fake tickets’
- Police sources said supporters tried to force their way through the first ticket checkpoint outside the stadium in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis
- Tear gas was fired by police after several dozen people attempted to climb over barriers
Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool, 1-0, in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside the Stade de France on Saturday.
Brazil winger Vinícius Júnior applied a close-range finish in the 59th minute from Federico Valverde’s drive across the face of goal, securing a win that gave Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti a record fourth European Cup title.
For many, however, prematch crowd issues overshadowed this final and are sure to be the focus of an investigation by Uefa and authorities in the coming days.
The match was supposed to kick off at 9pm local time at the Stade de France but got pushed back due to the queues of fans who could not get in due to the fake tickets.
“In the lead-up to the game, the turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had bought fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles,” read Uefa’s statement.
“This created a build-up of fans trying to get in.