{"id":36349,"date":"2022-06-04T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/champions-league-final-disorganization-i-was-close-to-death-says-former-liverpool-star-as-paris-police-response-is-in-the-spotlight\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T11:51:24","slug":"champions-league-final-disorganization-i-was-close-to-death-says-former-liverpool-star-as-paris-police-response-is-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/champions-league-final-disorganization-i-was-close-to-death-says-former-liverpool-star-as-paris-police-response-is-in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Final ‘disorganization’: ‘I was close to death,’ says former Liverpool star as Paris police response is in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tens of thousands of fans filtered through Paris towards the Stade de France ready to watch Liverpool and Real Madrid go head-to-head for European club football’s premier prize.<\/p>\n

But for former Liverpool player Alan Kennedy, the match was marred by a terrifying experience, leaving him fearing there would be “loss of life.”<\/p>\n

The hugely anticipated showdown was peppered with an array of chaotic moments: France’s Interior Minister G\u00e9rald Darmanin on Wednesday apologized for the “disproportionate use” of tear gas by the French police during the final and said an investigation has been opened into police actions. <\/p>\n

The match itself was delayed by more than 35 minutes after Liverpool fans struggled to enter the Stade de France and tear gas was used by French police towards supporters held in tightly packed areas.<\/p>\n

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Now, in the week following the game, a disorganized picture has emerged: photos showing fans crammed into fenced areas after a bottleneck formed around a particularly tight entry point at the Liverpool end, while many fans with tickets say they were held back from entering the stadium in dangerously crowded areas and that communication from security was poor.<\/p>\n

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