Liverpool fans with tickets have reportedly been left locked out of the Champions League final after chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France.
The kick-off for the Champions League final was delayed with thousands of seats empty in the Liverpool end of the ground ahead of the clash with Real Madrid.
A UEFA message inside the ground said the kick-off had been delayed due to the "late arrival of fans at the stadium" - despite pictures and video showing thousands of fans queued outside the ground hours before the game.
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One fan tweeted: "Worst experience I’ve ever had at a football ground shame on you UEFA, in and safe but don’t know how, no-one asked to see a ticket till we got to a turnstile and complete chaos outside."
And another told the ECHO that fans were pulling children out of the crowd after 'ridiculous' queues just to reach the first checkpoint.
Former ECHO journalist Andy Kelly said: "Absolutely dreadful organisation at Stade de France. Here two and a half hours early, 1000s still outside. Police herded fans into dangerous bottleneck in underpass. Now gates shut with fans with tickets all stuck outside. Disgrace UEFA.
"Fans queuing outside with tickets for a gate that’s been shut for no reason just been tear gassed. Throughly unpleasant experience and so dangerous. This isn’t how fans should be treated in a civilised society. Unacceptable"
Former LFC CEO Peter Moore tweeted: "Disgraceful scenes outside the stadium. 'Late arrival of fans' should read 'horrendous organization'. Fans have been here for hours. Stadium operations incapable of managing flow and access. Victim blaming at its very best…"
Journalist Nick Harris tweeted: "Absolute shambles. At least someone has taken a sensible decision to push back kick-off and hopefully communicating that to fans outside."
While BBC presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker also tweeted: "Finding it impossible to get in the ground. This appears to be very dangerous. Absolute carnage."
A UEFA tweet read: "For security reasons, the UEFA Champions League final kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes. It will now start at 21:15 CET."
The ECHO have contacted UEFA for a comment.
