Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan has demanded an ‘unbiased probe’ of the occasions main as much as Saturday’s match exterior the Stade de France.
Enormous throngs of Liverpool followers had been stranded in lengthy traces exterior the stadium, and video posted on-line confirmed cops pepper-spraying and teargassing them with out warning.
The UEFA Champions League closing was delayed by 36 minutes on account of this fiasco, which UEFA blamed on the followers.
With footage and testimony popping out about what really occurred, Liverpool’s CEO has referred to as for an unbiased investigation into what went on:
“Extremely troublesome night time, a disappointing night time, however what occurred exterior of the stadium utterly overshadowed it. I feel the stadium entry and breakdown of safety within the perimeter was completely unacceptable, and admittedly the remedy of our followers.
“As we mentioned final night time with UEFA we’re asking for a full and clear investigation, an unbiased investigation, that may assist set up the information. It is completely crucial that we perceive what occurred and the way we received into that state of affairs the place folks’s security was put in danger.
“It is vital that we perceive what occurred, however it’s additionally vital that we be certain that we take regardless of the classes are and make sure that it by no means occurs once more. For instance, the Merseyside police had been on the bottom, simply in an advisory capability, and you’ll have seen that they put out a press release earlier the place they talked in regards to the behaviour of the followers being exemplary, queuing, and doing what they had been being requested to do. And as well as, the truth that followers had been there very early on the stadium as nicely.
“We’re intent on guaranteeing that there is an unbiased investigation and we, because the membership, shall be part of that and cooperative and we sit up for ensuring that that is accomplished, and accomplished nicely.”
The Reds misplaced the match with a 1-0 scoreline.
