Liverpool fans have every reason to be furious with both the French authorities and UEFA after the horrific handling of the Champions League final in Paris.
According to a report by The Guardian, the fury seems likely to reignite once more after the publication reported that a message put on the big screen at the Stade de France blaming the delayed start of the final on the late arrival of the fans was ‘pre-prepared a considerable time before match day’.
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It is hard to come to any other conclusion than that the decision-makers were evidently interested in creating a self-fulfilling prophecy in the French capital, with police pepper-spraying innocent supporters, funneling them into bottlenecks and without giving them protection after the draw.
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To make matters worse, the accounts of hundreds of supporters were completely ignored by the likes of Gerald Darmanin (French Minister of the Interior) and Didier Lallement (Paris Police Chief), who continued to insist that the fans were to blame for the events taking place. perspiring.
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With a report on the event not due until November, one can only imagine the scale of horrific revelations to be made as investigators dig deeper into the terrible decision-making that took place in May.
It is worrying that it is still revealing that UEFA has not yet withdrawn its statements and places the blame firmly on Liverpool fans.
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