While the Real Madrid fans are celebrating and those of Liverpool are chewing bitterly, the controversies over the management of public order around the Stade de France in Saint-Denis , theater of the Champions League final, do not subside.
In what was supposed to be a showcase evening for Paris and France, chaos instead took place: the start was delayed by 36 minutes, 105 people stopped and hundreds of injured , all fortunately minor.
According to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin , delays and scuffles occurred due to " thousands of British fans without tickets or with fake tickets forcing entry".
A version, that of the "counterfeit tickets", supported by UEFA, which requested an urgent verification from the French football and public order authorities .
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra , Minister of Sport, on the other hand, stated that "the attempts of intrusion and fraud by thousands of English fans have made it difficult for the employees of the stadium and the police force ( over 6,800 agents lined up , ed) but they will not ruin this victory. "
But the incident also triggered harsh political reactions: "The whole world is watching us - said Marine Le Pen , leader of the French right - and all the capitals they have seen have realized that France is no longer able to organize great manifestations without degenerating ".
But also the leader of the radical gauche de La France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon , commented controversially: "The image is deplorable , and it is worrying because we clearly see that we are not prepared for events like the Olympic Games".
(Unioneonline / lf)
