Published on : 03/06/2022 – 12:42
Almost a week after winning the Champions League final against Liverpool, Real Madrid denounced the management of this football match marked by numerous violence and excesses around the Stade de France. In a press release dated June 3, the Spanish team demands ” answers and explanations to determine who is responsible for leaving fans unguarded and defenseless ».
A week after the scenes of chaos around the Stade de France, the pressure still does not come down. This time it’s the Real Madrid win 1-0 against Liverpool of this much-maligned Champions League final, which rose to the plate. In a press release issued on June 3, 2022the Spanish football club wished to take the “ prohibited [ses] supporters who are victims of these events ».
The Madrid formation first of all demands explanations on the choice of Saint-Denis for the organization of this meeting, withdrawn on February 25 in Saint Petersburg due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
« We also demand answers and explanations to determine who is responsible for leaving fans unguarded and helpless. Supporters whose general behavior has been exemplary at all timescontinues Real Madrid. As the uplifting media images showed, many fans were violently assaulted, harassed, attacked and robbed. These events also took place while they were traveling by car or bus, fearing for their physical integrity. Some of them even had to spend the night in the hospital because of their injuries. ».
Damning testimonials
Since May 28, many videos and testimonials support the comments of English and Spanish visitors flabbergasted by the situation on the sidelines of the meeting, which started more than 30 minutes late : spectators without tickets who climb the gates, families and supporters sprayed with tear gas, other victims of robberies or assaults around the 80,000-seat enclosure… The organization and attitude of the forces of the order before the Real Madrid-Liverpool match were particularly singled out on the Spanish side and, above all, in England.
« 30,000 to 40,000 English supporters ended up at the Stade de France, either without tickets or with falsified tickets “, reacted the French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin in front of the press following an interministerial meeting organized on these dysfunctions, on 30 May.
An assertion that made people jump UK authorities and Liverpool FC officials. « Our supporters deserve an answer but also that the relevant responsibilities be released so that situations like those experienced that evening are eradicated from football and sport forever. “Concludes Real Madrid.
