PARIS, June 1 (dpa/EP) –
The spokeswoman for the French Government, Olivia Grégoire, apologized to Liverpool fans on Wednesday, after the chaos that occurred in the vicinity of the Stade de France last Saturday on the occasion of the Champions League final between the team ‘red ‘ and the Real Madrid that housed said venue, acknowledging that they could have done “better”.
“I apologize. Can we do things better? Yes,” admitted Grégoire, after a meeting of the French Executive held on Wednesday, adding that French President Emmanuel Macron wants transparency about what happened.
Until now, French authorities had largely blamed Liverpool fans for some of the problems outside the stadium, with traffic jams and pickpocketing of supporters of both teams, including false tickets. A situation that forced UEFA to delay the start of the match for more than 30 minutes. The Paris police arrested more than 100 people and 230 were injured.
Thus, Grégoire also confirmed that there are two ongoing investigations to clarify the facts and prevent them from repeating themselves at the 2024 Olympic Games, which are held in Paris.
On the other hand, the French television network BFMTV reported that Macron would not have liked Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin to initially blame Liverpool supporters for the altercations.