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Labour MP Ian Byrne has called on UEFA to follow up its apology for the chaotic scenes at the Champions League final with a "retraction of the smears" against Liverpool fans.

The governing body apologised for access issues that led to fans being tear-gassed outside the Stade de France in Paris before Real Madrid ’s 1-0 win against Liverpool. That came after UEFA initially blamed the problems on the late arrival of fans before later issuing a statement referring to fake tickets as the cause.

Byrne, who is the MP for Liverpool West Derby and attended the match, wants UEFA to go further.

“It was the worst event I’ve ever seen around a football match since 1989 at Hillsborough and it could have been as serious as Hillsborough with the lives lost,” he said on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

“It was only the patience of the Liverpool supporters that prevented that from happening because we got absolutely nothing from the authorities.

“But we need to continue to demand a full public apology and retraction of the smears that were given about the Liverpool fans regarding the delayed kick-off and everything else that’s happened.”

UEFA “sincerely” apologised to all fans affected by the chaotic events on Friday, having earlier opened an independent review.

A statement read: “UEFA wishes to sincerely apologise to all