French authorities have shown the difference between 'real and fake tickets' from the Champions League Final as they face continued pressure for their handling of Liverpool fans.
In a press conference held by France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera on Monday, May 30, she continued to blame ticketless Liverpool supporters and fake ticket s for the chaos ahead of the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday. Reds fans outside the stadium were subjected to tear-gas attacks and 'dangerous funnelling' which led to crushes.
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said "massive, industrial-scale" ticket fraud had caused Liverpool fans to turn up en masse, and said there were about 30 arrests made at the Stade de France with "more than half concerned British citizens". He said there were between 30,000 to 40,000 Liverpool fans with fake tickets or without tickets outside the stadium.
