UEFA blamed for Champions League final chaos that "nearly led to disaster"

Football Football - Champions League Final - Liverpool vs Real Madrid - Stade de France, Saint-Denis near Paris,

France - May 28, 2022 General view of a message displayed on a large screen inside the stadium before the start of the match as the kick off is delayed

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LIVERPOOL, England, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A review called for chaos ahead of the 2022 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid

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that the organizers UEFA were responsible for those incidents,

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These included "a large number of near misses which almost led to disaster".

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European football's governing body UEFA apologized to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem after an independent review was released on Monday.

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The final was delayed by 36 minutes due to thousands of Liverpool supporters being unable to enter the Stade de France.

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match on 28 May, in which Real won 1–0, while the French police were

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and was filmed using tear gas on fans including children.

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UEFA and French officials at the time blamed the chaos on ticket fraud, although the review said there was no evidence to support such claims.

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