French government claims ‘no drama, no injuries’ done to Liverpool fans at Stade de France

A French government spokesperson has made a series of bizarre and demonstrably false claims about the carnage which occurred at the Stade de France on Saturday night before the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Fans were locked outside turnstiles in dangerous crushes for over two-and-a-half hours before the match’s delayed kick-off, with men, women and children tear gassed by French police and beaten with shields as they tried to make an early entrance to a football match.

French minister of the interior Gérald Darmanin and sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra will face a hearing before the senate in Paris this afternoon to explain their reaction to the chaos, which included an immediate tactic to shift blame onto Liverpool fans and the release of figures about ticket forgeries which have subsequently been proven to be untrue and physically impossible.

Now, government spokesperson Olivia Grégoire has spoken before the French press to say that ‘no drama’ and ‘no injuries’ occurred, despite mountains of video evidence and testimonies to the contrary.

‘Could things have gone gone better, or could we have managed them better? Yes,’ Grégoire said. ‘But were there injuries, or was there drama? No.’

Grégoire went to claim that the fact other sporting events running without security issues in France means that the failures which occurred at the Stade de France can be ignored.

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