Waiting for the final: Liverpool FC and Real Madrid fans celebrate in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Photo: EPA / Christophe Petit Tesson
From BZ/dpa
After their flight to Paris was canceled due to a software glitch, Liverpool FC football fans took a creative route to the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
As the British newspapers “Liverpool Echo” and “Mirror” reported, 13 supporters rented a speedboat without further ado. The curious thing is that none of these fans had a ticket for the final (Saturday, 9 p.m.), but they still wanted to be there in the French capital.
Queues for hours formed in front of the ferries from Dover to Calais due to the simultaneous start of the holiday season on the island. According to the BBC, people were advised to “bring enough food and water”.
Meanwhile, Paris was firmly in the hands of Liverpool fans on Saturday. Around 60,000 of them had traveled to France, although only 20,000 tickets had officially been distributed to Reds fans. The French sports daily “L’Equipe” ran the headline that Anfield is currently on the Seine.
On the fan mile at the Hotel de Ville, long queues formed in front of the stands with the official merchandise products and even longer in front of the Champions League trophy, with which the fans could have their picture taken.
