'We're back in 1989 territory' - Champions League final chaos draws comparisons to Hillsborough Disaster

Footage from the Champions League final on Saturday, where Liverpool supporters were pepper sprayed by French authorities, has drawn comparisons to the Hillsborough Disaster.

Liverpool FC met Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday, with thousands of fans travelling from the UK to attend the match. But the atmosphere was soured in the minutes before kick off, when Liverpool fans with tickets were denied entry to the Stade de France.

Kick off was delayed by more than 30 minutes while attempts to resolve the situation were made. However, video footage has shown the way that French authorities dealt with the situation: by pepper spraying fans.

The footage, which even shows children among the chaos, has been widely condemned and has even drawn comparisons to the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989. Speaking on Sky News, Liverpool MP, Ian Byrne, said that "we're back in 1989 territory".

Asked by Kay Burley why he felt that the French authorities were blaming Liverpool fans for the disorder, Mr Byrne said: "Because that's what they do, it's the easy thing to do isn't it? We're back in 1989 territory, aren't we? Where the lies and smears about Hillsborough went out really quickly and that narrative was set."

Chris Phelp, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has also condemned the actions of French authorities. Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, he said that footage of the evening's events were "deeply distressing".

He added that "children and disabled fans" were among those that were pepper sprayed for "no apparent reason" and has called for UEFA to investigate.

He told GMB presenters, Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins, that there has since been "government to