His word was expected. Mute since Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid, which was the scene of scenes of chaos suggesting malfunctions in the organization of the event, the French Football Federation (FFF) has finally expressed this Tuesday at the end of the day via a press release. The federal body, organizer with UEFA of the C1 final, defends itself from any failures in the preparation of the event.
It first indicates that it has put in place 1,650 security and reception officers in anticipation of a possible presence of people without tickets or in possession of counterfeit tickets, i.e. a system 25% higher than that of a sold-out French team match. A device “which has been validated by the police headquarters”, specifies the FFF. This indicates that 75,000 tickets were issued for the final while it was found that 110,000 people had gone to the Stade de France.
As Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had already declared on Monday during the meeting at the Ministry of Sports, the Federation blames Liverpool supporters even if it does not name them. “These 35,000 additional people, in possession of counterfeit tickets or without tickets, caused public disorder by blocking the access doors to the stadium and preventing certain holders of real tickets from accessing it before the coup. ‘sending of the match scheduled for 9 p.m., “writes the Federation.
The FFF also detailed how the 110,000 people came, specifying the figures given by Gérald Darmanin on Monday and which are causing controversy. According to the FFF, “79,200 people took public transport, 21,000 by bus (supporters, partners and UEFA guests), 6,000 in taxis and private drivers and 4,100 with their private vehicles. »