Chaos at Champions League final with Liverpool fans caught in crushes

German TV reported that Marvin Matip, the brother of Liverpool defender Joel, had to flee with his family and pregnant wife Chaos reigned in Paris as the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed 36 minutes amid frightening scenes outside the Stade de France which saw poor organisation result in fans dangerously crushed and then pushed back with pepper spray and tear gas as bottlenecks developed more than two hours before kick-off. Following on from riotous scenes which ruined the Euro 2020 final at Wembley last summer, UEFA's organisation was again in spotlight and the blame game began on Saturday night, with French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin laying the responsibility with ticketless 'British fans', apparently unaware or ignoring how the police force's own disorganisation and ineptitude had started the initial bedlam. Police used tear gas on fans outside of the Champions League final at the Stade de France Supporters were left packed into tight spaces, creating concerning bottleneck situations One fan is pictured being held by police officers and a steward during the unsightly chaos UEFA later said that fans with forged tickets in the Liverpool end had caused blockages, because the fake tickets' barcodes wouldn't work on turnstiles, causing a back of fans. Tensions spiraled out of control, leading to kick-off at the final being delayed on two occasions The Liverpool end of the ground was visibly quiet as supporters struggling to take their seats Walkways and gates into the ground were closed and thousands were corralled into a small area with just one gate open – Gate N. However, it was impossible to get so many people through one narrow gate, the authorities seemingly having closed gates because of fears that fans with forged ticket were inside.