Worrying scenes outside the stadium.
Supporters making their way to the stadium for the Champions League final have been caught up in “chaos” and a “big bottleneck”, according to reports.
Liverpool are facing off against Real Madrid at the Stade de France tonight, with kick off scheduled for 8 pm. Kick-off has since been delayed by 15 mins.
However, ahead of kick-off, there were reports of a ‘bottlekneck’ outside the ground, with thousands of Liverpool supporters attempting to make their way into the stadium.
Shortly before 6.30 pm, Telegraph journalist Sam Wallace posted on Twitter to say: “Chaos at the Stade de France on a big bottleneck on the ramp by gate U. Security guards overwhelmed and lots of fans shoved together. Very unpleasant experience”.
Chaos at the Stade de France on a big bottleneck on the ramp by gate U. Security guards overwhelmed and lots of fans shoved together. Very unpleasant experience
— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) May 28, 2022
The Liverpool end of the Stade de France was sparsely populated with around 45 minutes until kick-off, with pictures emerging on social media of fans queuing to gain entry.
Some issues outside the ground and it's noticeable inside Stade de France that the Real end is pretty full and still lots of gaps in Liverpool section, with fans in big queues still waiting to get in
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) May 28, 2022
As reported by Rob Draper, it was ‘chaos’ outside the stadium, with police ‘funnelling fans into dangerously narrow routes’. He added that there was a ‘dangerous crush building up behind’.
Sad to relate it’s chaos outside, police funelling fans into dangerously narrow routes – because their fans are parked blocking the pavement. Dangerous crush building up behind… pic.twitter.com/Rqzt90MCdn
— Rob Draper (@draper_rob) May 28, 2022
He also claimed that it was probably an ‘overreaction to Euro 2020 final chaos and fans stampeding gates’, but criticised the authorities for how they dealt with the situation.
I suspect this is an overreaction to Euro 2020 final chaos and fans stampeding gates. But I despair that in 2022 authorities still can’t get this right. What has been a pleasant and joyful occasion is turning tense and police seem powerless to help
— Rob Draper (@draper_rob) May 28, 2022
