Fans furious outside the Stade de France over hours of queues and crushes with the area struggling to cope with #UCLfinal
Huge queues still outside the Stade de France with the #uclfinal kicking off shortly, particularly after at least one gate was locked. Fans fearing for their safety.
Boos in the Stade de France as the announcer blames “the late arrival of fans” for a 15-minute delay to kickoff. Fans have been in long queues and with gates shut
The delay to the Champions League final could be longer than 15 minutes.
The issues outside the Stade de France as seen by one fan
Liverpool fans shouting urging anyone trying to climb over fences to get down outside the Stade de France
Pepper spray and tear gas deployed outside the Stade de France. Still vast queues outside which means they shouldn’t be trying to kickoff
Have filmed riot police and security even falling to the ground impacted by tear gas - even as the #UCLfinal tries to start inside. 
As the Champions League final was about to kick off, this was the scene outside the stadium in Paris
Fresh rounds of tear gas deployed by riot police from within side the stadium security perimeter to people outside even as the #UCLfinal is being played
UEFA staff had to intervene to prevent security personnel going after media to stop filming as tear gas was being deployed
Asthmatic Liverpool fan talking earlier about being tear gassed
UEFA statement blame those with fake tickets for Paris chaos (doesn't say where they are from)
"Turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles. This created a build-up of fans trying to get in"
"Turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles. This created a build-up of fans trying to get in"
UEFA on Stade de France unrest: "UEFA is sympathetic to those affected by these events and will further review these matters urgently together with the French police and authorities, and with the French Football Federation."
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/1530660501851619331
On the pitch - Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 to win a record-extending 14th European Cup #uclfinal
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin claims: "Thousands of British "supporters", without tickets or with counterfeit tickets, forced entry and sometimes assaulted the stewards."
https://twitter.com/GDarmanin/status/1530666495290011648
Some of those I observed climbing fences outside the Stade de France had nothing obviously showing they were Liverpool fans.
Liverpool fans could be heard asking them to get down
Liverpool fans could be heard asking them to get down
https://twitter.com/RobHarris/status/1530673210752045056
Video from earlier showing the anger of Liverpool fans at the treatment they faced outside amid the chaos of trying to get into the Stade de France
Merseyside Police on “shocking circumstances” they say Liverpool fans endured at the Stade de France
https://twitter.com/MerPolLFC/status/1530687903352901637
Liverpool fans speaking of their frustration with French authorities, waits of more than 2 hours from the Stade de France train station to get to the turnstiles and still not getting in as the Champions League final started
The experience of one MP at the Stade de France
https://twitter.com/ianbyrnemp/status/1530647016430350339
New from Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries on the "deeply concerning" treatment of Liverpool fans at the Champions League and calling for a formal investigation.
French government to host meeting on Monday with UEFA and French football officials to discuss the fallout from the Champions League final unrest apnews.com/article/champi…
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