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Paris WASN'T READY to host the Champions League final last season, their deputy mayor in charge of sports events admits... as he concedes 'we did the organisation in a couple of weeks' after UEFA absolved Liverpool fans of all blame for crowd chaos

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Paris should not have hosted the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool last season because officials did not have enough time to prepare, a senior sports chief admitted on Monday.

The Stade de France in Paris was unable to deal with the huge crowds that formed outside the stadium ahead of kick-off on May 28, leading to unprecedented chaos and police intervention in the French capital.

As fans clambered over the barriers in an attempt to enter the venue, congestion reached dangerously high levels and many supporters - including children - were pressed up against the railings.