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Real Madrid defeated Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final, but the real story happened before the match outside the stadium. Authorities delayed the match for 4 hours for what was reported to be “late arriving fans”; reports from eyewitnesses, victims, media and video clips all appear to show French police harassing and mistreating thousands of Liverpool fans waiting to enter the stadium.