Gérald Darmanin, who was at the Stade de France on Saturday evening, blamed “British supporters” for the chaos at the entrance of the Dionysus enclosure. In his speech on Monday, he didn’t change one iota. Two days after the chaotic scenes around the Stade de France, the new Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castera brought together the organizers of the Champions League final, as well as the police and local officials. After this interview, the Minister of Interior held a press conference. Gérald Darmanin kept the same version as Saturday evening, if he expressed regret about the course of events. According to him, the confusion was caused by tens of thousands of Liverpool fans who arrived without a valid ticket.
Near the Stade de France “between 30,000 and 40,000 British fans without tickets or with fake tickets”, many of them would try to enter the stadium. “Before the premiere, 70% of the English fans had fake tickets, and 15% of passers-by were given fake tickets after this premiere,” the minister said before accusing.mass, organized and industrial fraud“Who will be”bad root” At the root of Saturday’s events. He also admitted that there were difficulties with many supporters being transported by the RER.
2700 valid tickets not activated
Gérald Darmanin did not compromise on his words and in the process should receive harsh criticism from the British and French media. In support of his words, the minister took the example of his Spanish supporters, who did not cause the same concerns for him. “21h (time kick off should have been done)97% of Real Madrid fans are established, compared to just 50% of Liverpool fans.“As a reminder, the two clubs were each given 20,000 tickets for their supporters.
Darmanin defended the Saturday evening action of the police regarding the use of tear gas to disperse the crowd gathered at the security gates, and their intervention (which was criticized by his British supporters)” said.deaths and injuries were avoided“.
Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera noted that 2,700 valid tickets were not activated – corresponding to many fans who were unable to attend the match once they purchased a valid ticket. He asked UEFA to find compensation as soon as possible. I’m not sure that customs clearance from the French authorities is the best response to the fiasco that occurred on Saturday evening…
Thibaut Falconnat
The evil at the root of the Saturday evening situation: massive and industrial fraud. Between 30,000 and 40,000 English fans came to the stadium without tickets or with fake tickets. 70% of the tickets submitted for the preview were fake. pic.twitter.com/XUU92z3s0N
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) 30 May 2022
Source: Programme Television
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