Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid have reacted angrily to UEFA’s announcement that practically only Liverpool fans will be reimbursed for the chaotic Champions League final in May 2022 in Paris.
“Unfortunately, our club considers the UEFA proposal, which (…) only provides for the refund of the ticket price subject to a number of conditions, including proof of the time at which an affected person was given access to the stadium, to be insufficient,” shared the club with Online support will therefore be provided to all fans to enable them to “assess their claims against UEFA to defend their legitimate personal interests as a result of any harm suffered,” Real Madrid announced.
Finale started 36 minutes late
The final between Real and Liverpool (1-0) started more than half an hour late because of chaotic scenes at the stadium. Many ticket holders did not come to the arena before the game started, or did not do so in time. The police used tear gas, more than 230 people were injured. An independent inquiry last month found UEFA to be primarily responsible for the problems in Paris. It was a miracle that no one died.
Real: “Everyone suffered from an unreasonable security situation”
UEFA had announced that it would only reimburse the ticket price for those stadium visitors who had entered the Stade de France through the specially blocked gates A, B, C, X, Y and Z. Admission will also be refunded to anyone who was not admitted by the originally scheduled kick-off at 9 p.m., those who did not make it into the stadium at all due to the chaos and all holders of tickets for the disabled and those accompanying them. It is true that these conditions apply to all 19,618 tickets sold to Liverpool fans. However, most Real Madrid fans did not fulfill these conditions, probably because they had other tickets directly from UEFA.
“Regardless of whether fans were able to get to the stadium or not and whether they made it in time, everyone has suffered from the delay in the start of the game and the unacceptable security situation when entering and exiting the stadium, as well as robberies, muggings and threats ‘ wrote Real Madrid.