The chaos experienced by fans at the Champions League final in Paris last May was triggered by a technological meltdown combined with erroneous pre-match messaging and negligent crowd control, The Mail on Sunday can reveal after a three-month investigation.
Technology failure, identified by multiple fan witnesses and which was raised as a major concern by fans’ groups meeting with UEFA’s independent review yesterday in Liverpool, precipitated much of the chaos, but was exacerbated by the crowd control error, which saw 37,000 Liverpool fans directed to an entrance designed for about 10,000 to 12,000 fans.