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An independent review panel commissioned by UEFA to investigate the 2022 Champions League Final has found that European soccer's governing body bears ...

Our thoughts go out to all our fans who have suffered as a result of Paris and we would remind them of the mental health support we put in place in the days following the disaster that was the UEFA Champions League final in Paris.” UEFA should have retained a monitoring and oversight role, to ensure it all worked,” the report said. “As a football club with (a) proud history in Europe, we call on UEFA to do the right thing and implement the 21 recommendations to ensure the safety of all football supporters attending any future UEFA football match,” the Premier League club added. The panel was headed by Dr. [admitted](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/09/football/champions-league-liverpool-madrid-chaos-police-intl-spt/index.html) that the chaos at the Stade de France was “obviously a failure” and said he took “full responsibility for police management” of the event. [UEFA](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/football/european-super-league-organizers-revamped-competition-spt-intl/index.html) to investigate the 2022 Champions League Final has found that European soccer’s governing body bears “primary responsibility” for the failures of organization that [caused chaos and safety risks](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/04/football/champions-league-final-liverpool-real-madrid-fans-spt-intl/index.html) outside the Stade de France in Paris, the [report released](https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027e-174e23083d46-84d25c2e6e55-1000/uclf22_independent_review_report_20230213194627.pdf) on Monday said.

An investigation into the security failures at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris said the event nearly became a “mass fatality catastrophe.”

European football's governing body apologises to Liverpool fans after it is heavily criticised for last year's fiasco.

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An investigation into the chaos outside the Stade de France ahead of the 2022 Champions League final an independent report has exonerated Liverpool.

The 220-page review followed an investigation chaired by Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, a member of Portugal’s parliament. He added: “In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC for the experiences many of them had when attending the game, and for the messages released prior to and during the game which had the effect of unjustly blaming them for the situation leading to the delayed kick-off.” Liverpool supporters group, “Spirit of Shankly”, said the report had “exonerated” the Premier League club’s fans. “The evidence-based panel report also found that there was ‘a clear and immediate danger of a fatal crush’, and that the actions of Liverpool supporters saved lives.” Uefa apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club’s fans for the mayhem, following the release of the independent review on Monday. Liverpool Football Club welcomed a review into the 2022 Champions League final that said organisers Uefa were responsible for the chaos before the game, calling on the European soccer governing body to “take positive and transparent action” to ensure the safety of fans.