Uefa will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, European football's governing body said yesterday after an independent report said they were responsible for the chaos outside the stadium.
The final was delayed by 36 minutes after thousands of Liverpool supporters were unable to get into the Stade de France for the match on May 28, which Real Madrid won 1-0.
French police were filmed using tear gas on fans, including women and children. Although Uefa initially blamed the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem, the governing body later apologized after an independent review.
"We have taken into account a huge number of views ... and we believe we have devised a scheme that is comprehensive and fair," Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said.
"We value the input from the Liverpool supporter organizations Spirit of Shankly and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association as well as the open and transparent dialogue throughout this period. We recognize the negative experiences of those supporters on the day ... we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium."
Uefa said refunds would be available to all fans with tickets for gates A, B, C, X, Y and Z, which was where "the most difficult circumstances were reported."
Liverpool fans had 19,618 tickets allocated for the final. Tickets for the final cost between 62 (HK$583.5) to 610.
Real Madrid fans and neutral supporters who meet the refund criteria will be processed via their customer service," Uefa said.
Meanwhile, action continues on the pitch tomorrow, with Kylian Mbappe determined to lead Paris Saint-Germain past Bayern Munich and into the quarter-finals.
PSG trail 1-0 from the first leg of the heavyweight last-16 tie, after injury reduced Mbappe to a cameo appearance off the bench in that match last month.
Brazilian forward Neymar will miss the trip to Munich to undergo surgery to repair ankle ligaments, which will keep him out for the rest of the season.
In the other last-16 tie, manager Antonio Conte returns to the Tottenham bench for the second leg against AC Milan.
Conte missed Spurs' last four games as he recovered from gallbladder surgery.
Spurs are looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first meeting at the San Siro.
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