The kickoff of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the biggest game of the European soccer calendar, was delayed at least 30 minutes on Saturday while chaotic scenes played out at the stadium gates at the Stade de France outside Paris.
A logjam of fans who were unable to enter the stadium on time resulted in angry scenes where fans, many of them holding tickets, were met by helmeted police wielding pepper spray as they tried to maintain order.
Two 15-minute delays were announced, and the teams briefly returned to the field for a second warm-up.