Liverpool say over 5,000 fans have submitted accounts of Champions League final chaos

Liverpool's chief executive says the club has received more than 5,000 accounts from its supporters in 24 hours detailing their experiences of the chaotic scenes before Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris.

Billy Hogan said Liverpool's request for information from fans who travelled to France for the match against Real Madrid had been “astounding”.

Liverpool fans were tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police as they waited in huge queues prior to the game, with the access problems leading to a kick-off delay of 36 minutes.

European football's governing body Uefa initially blamed the late arrival of fans for the problems, which included some supporters being crushed, before later issuing a statement referring to fans trying to enter the stadium with fake tickets as the cause.

French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera reiterated the latter claims on Monday, while French interior minister Gerald Darmanin alleged “fraud at an industrial level” leading to the fiasco. She added that the problem was exacerbated later by local youths trying to force their way in to the game.

This version of events has been challenged by numerous fans and other independent eye-witnesses, including The National and other media outlets.

Liverpool chief Hogan on Monday was incredulous that at the ministers' comments and accused French authorities of trying to “deflect responsibility” for the chaotic scenes.

On Tuesday Hogan called on Uefa to include the testimony from Liverpool fans submitted to the Merseyside club’s website in the European governing body’s independent review.

“The form has been on our website for just over 24 hours and we have had over 5,000 forms completed and submitted, which is really astounding,” Hogan told Liverpool’s