Champions League final proves Man City fans were right about UEFA all along

On Saturday night in Paris, what should have been the pinnacle of the season for thousands of football fans was marred by scenes of chaos, panic and violence.

Liverpool and Real Madrid faced off in the Champions League final at the Stade de France, the venue the match was moved to three months ago after the Russian city of St Petersburg was stripped of the hosting rights. Real Madrid, Manchester City's conqueror in the semi-finals, won 1-0 thanks to a second-half Vinicius Jr goal and a man-of-the-match performance from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

However, instead of trying to work out how Real Madrid won a record 14th European Cup, or how Liverpool ended up winning neither the Premier League nor Champions League, the spotlight should be shone on the disgraceful pre and post-match scenes that saw thousands of Liverpool fans tear-gassed and - reportedly - mugged.

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So, what has this got to do with Manchester City? Despite the chaos and confusion in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, it appears increasingly apparent that UEFA - the governing body of European football tasked with the 'safeguarding' of the game - repeatedly mislead supporters and journalists on the cause of the pre-match troubles and pinned blame on supporters. For City fans, the idea of UEFA being useless at their job is nothing new.

Multiple reputable journalists on the ground reported that Liverpool supporters trying to access their end of the stadium were intentionally funnelled into narrow paths, with police vans blocking the main access routes to the stadium.

This ludicrous operational decision by French police chiefs