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Kickoff in the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed by at least 30 minutes on...

There were many instances of fans breaking through security and attempting to get into the stadium. It was greeted by jeers inside the stadium, given those fans had already endured long queues. One policeman collapsed to the ground and had to be helped by other officers.

The Match of the Day presenter was among thousands who were unable to enter the ground in Paris ahead of kick-off with widespread reports that gates to the ...

The former striker tweeted 16 minutes before the original scheduled 8pm kick-off time: “Finding it impossible to get in the ground. Including the thousands of Reds fans who were caught up in the queues, Match of the Day presenter Lineker confirmed he too could not access the stadium. A number of fans began tweeting in the hour before kick-off that huge queues meant they were unable to enter the ground.

Liverpool and Real Madrid are playing in the Champions League final in the Stade de France; fans faced long queues to get into the stadium; kick-off was ...

"I have seen quite a few fans trying to trick their way past security guards and the policemen and all of those supporters. "We had a situation at the fan park this afternoon where some Liverpool fans were queuing up for three hours to get into a free event. There are so many police, riot police and security guards here and their mindset has been to stop anybody without a ticket getting anywhere near the stadium. "The situation here is a bit of a strange one. "I can only say from what I've seen as an eyewitness myself, but I haven't seen any Liverpool supporters whatsoever causing any problem at all. They don't want anybody near the stadium if they don't have tickets. "From what I've seen, even at the Liverpool fan park, the French police's attitude has been very heavy-handed with absolutely zero tolerance. Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates, attending the final as a supporter, had also tweeted: "Absolutely shambolic at the Stade de France. No way in, no way of knowing which way to go. "In the last few minutes, me and three of my crew were tear-gassed for no reason whatsoever by the French police. The agency reported seeing two fans - one wearing Liverpool attire - wrestled to the ground by stewards and bundled out of the gates. I think what has happened is a lot of people have turned up at the stadium without tickets. It has the potential to be very dangerous."

There was chaos before kick-off at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Saturday night.

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It has been confirmed that the Champions League final has been delayed to 9.30pm local time. with fan chaos outside the Stade de France being labelled a ...

Ferdinand added: "We pray for people's safety. We don't know what's gone on, but it is sad to hear." Fans furious outside the Stade de France over hours of queues and crushes with the area struggling to cope with— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/h0wibfvf4v May 28, 2022 — Sam Wiggins (@sam_wiggins)— Sam Wiggins (@sam_wiggins) pic.twitter.com/PUKJwsPuyH May 28, 2022 He added: "This appears to be very dangerous. This clip was posted on Twitter after Gary Lineker said he was finding it "impossible" to get into the ground.

Kickoff in the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed by 15 minutes on Saturday amid fan violence outside the Stade de France ...

Real Madrid finished second in La Liga last season to qualify for the Champions League. It topped Group D with five wins and one loss. It won all six of its Champions League group-stage matches and then beat Inter Milan, Benfica and Villarreal in the knockout round to advance to the final. (Scottish club Celtic in 1966-67 became the only team to achieve a quadruple of major European trophies). The governing body initially described the reason for the delay to late-arriving fans, but updated the attribution as a “security issue.” Madrid rode a second-place finish in Spain’s La Liga, followed by a 5-1 record in the group-stage and knockout wins over Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City, to the final. Two of the top clubs in European soccer renew acquaintances Saturday in Saint-Denis, France, as Liverpool meets Real Madrid for the UEFA Champions League crown.