Liverpool demand apology over Champions League blame game, Chelsea’s new era has officially begun – The Warm-Up

TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES French ministers vs Liverpool Ad/> Something doesn’t quite add up, and a remarkable row shows few signs of being resolved anytime soon as the Champions League final fallout continues. TransfersMan Utd in talks with Ajax over Timber — Paper Round11 HOURS AGO UEFA have at least commissioned an independent report, but that only came at the end of a day featuring what must simply be called rather extraordinary “claims”.

“Massive, industrial-scale” ticket fraud was to blame for the chaos outside the Stade de France, claimed France’s interior minister Gérald Darmanin, who said “70 per cent of tickets were fake tickets coming into the Stade de France”. That makes for a tally scarcely believable, given the stadium’s 81,338 capacity, while the Liverpool fan park many had flocked to earlier in the day would have looked considerably emptier during the game had tens of thousands – or a hundred-thousand-plus, going by that 70 per cent claim – truly tried their luck at getting in.

French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, meanwhile, also made claims that 30,000 to 40,000 supporters either had fake tickets or approached the stadium without any — and also blamed Liverpool for letting their fans «out in the wild». This despite numerous testimonies from supporters around severe disorganisation on the scene.

/> Firstly, which figure is it? Secondly, evidence is needed. It would appear that these claims have been questioned by the French press as well, while the hope will be that this “comprehensive review” UEFA have commissioned is indeed comprehensive, as these claims will need to be backed up.

All the while Liverpool are seeking an apology for Oudea-Castera’s comments. UEFA commissions independent report into