France’s sports minister on Monday blamed Liverpool for the chaos that followed Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris, deploring the use of tear gas on some fans.

French sports minister Amélie Odea-Castera told RTL radio that Liverpool, unlike Real Madrid, who later won the title for the 14th time in their history, were unable to arrange for their fans to travel to Paris. Excellent”.

She added: “The 30,000 to 40,000 Liverpool fans who had fake tickets or were not given tickets to the final match of the first continental competition, we have to find out where these fake tickets came from… and how they were made in such conditions. big numbers.”

She continued, “The most unfortunate thing that happened was tear gas against the families and children who came to the final.”

And concluded: Liverpool asked the European Football Association (UEFA) not to use phone applications, but to use paper tickets to enter the stadium.

On Monday, Odea-Castera met with representatives of the French security service and football, as well as representatives of UEFA. Among those present will be Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and Paris Police Chief Didier Lalman.