“We also require explanations to determine who are the officials who have left supporters unattended and defenseless,” the club wrote in a press release.
Le Monde With AFP
Real Madrid asked, Friday, June 3, “responses” on the treatment inflicted on its supporters during the Champions League final and called to “determine who are the officials of the chaotic scenes of the Stade de France.
In view of the “unfortunate events which took place on May 28” near the Stade de France, Real Madrid wishes to know “what criteria were taken into consideration” so that Paris welcomes the final, wrote the club in A Communiqué . “We also demand answers and explanations to determine who are the officials who left the supporters unattended and defenseless,” continues the press release, who assures that the “Madridistas” had “general behavior at any exemplary time”.
The most important match of the season in Europe, won by Real Madrid (1-0) against Liverpool, was enamelled on Saturday by numerous incidents, with a use deemed disproportionate to the force of the French police officers .
tear gas and peppery gas
Many Liverpool fans with tickets had to wait for hours to enter the stadium, while the police used tear gas and pepper gas to push the crowds, where children were. Several Real Madrid supporters have been victims of delinquency acts after the match, including flights and attacks.
“As the edifying media images have shown, many supporters have been attacked, harassed, attacked (…). Some of them even had to spend the night in the hospital because of their injuries” , underlines Real Madrid in its press release. “Our supporters deserve an answer but also that the relevant responsibilities are cleared so that situations like those experienced that evening are forever eradicated from football and sport,” adds the club.
The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, who has been incriminating from the start from British supporters, believing that they are largely responsible for incidents, apologized on Wednesday for the disastrous organization of the final . Mr. Darmanin, however, maintained his controversial version according to which the overflows would be linked to the fact that “35,000” supporters more than the planned gauge would have presented themselves at the Stade de France, provided according to him falsified or without ticket.
The president of Liverpool, Tom Werner, also asked for apologies to the French authorities, while the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA), the management body of football in Europe, commissioned an independent report on Incidents.