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The Mayor of Liverpool city region Steve Rotheram has claimed that a report into the treatment of Liverpool supporters before the Champions League final has ‘confirmed their worst fears’.

A huge contingent of fans made the trip to Paris for last month’s final with Real Madrid, which saw Jurgen Klopp’s side lose 1-0. But prior to kick-off at the Stade de France, fans were subjected to antiquated policing methods, which saw spectators cattled into narrow gangways risking dangerous crushes and tear gas used on innocent bystanders.

And it has now been revealed that riot police were deployed by the French authorities due to a misconceived link between hooliganism and the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. The Guardian has obtained an official report that was produced for prime minister Emmanuel Macron, confirming that innocent fans were forced to withstand heavy-handed treatment likely informed by a prejudice going into the event.

The report by Michael Cadot, the French sports ministry’s delegate on major sporting events, refers to a section on police intelligence going into the fixture, which made reference to the disaster which cost 97 supporters their lives.

The section initially recognises that Liverpool fans have not been known for violence for matches, but adds: “Reference to