the end of Champions League in between Liverpool vs Real Madrid suffered a delay of 15 minutes, informed the organization of the contest a few minutes from the initially agreed time. The reason: there were incidents at the Stade de France with a group of fans of the British team.
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The information was given just over a quarter of an hour before the start of the meeting, scheduled for 9:00 p.m. in Franca (2:00 p.m. in Peru) and was communicated to the spectators. A good part of the stands of the Stade de France, which hosts almost 80,000 spectators, were empty at that time.
Some incidents with fans were recorded in the vicinity of the stadium and the police warned of several attempts to improperly exceed the security perimeter set up around the stadium.
The start of the match has been delayed by 15 minutes.
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UPDATE
2:15 p. m.
The meeting might not start 15 minutes following the time initially agreed by UEFA. The wait continues at the Stade de France.
2:23 p.m.
The opening show of the Champions League final begins by the artist Camila Cabello.
2:33 p.m.
The players come out onto the field for the start of the match following a 30-minute delay.
2:37 p. m.
Finally, the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid began.
The moments before the game were marked by a certain chaos. There were long lines at the entrance and a group of young people tried to enter by scaling one of the security barriers, which forced the intervention of the security forces.
An AFP journalist confirmed that some twenty young people had managed to pass the barrier, before the intervention of the gendarmes
Tear gas was used to prevent dozens of young people from climbing those barriers, AFP found, while the Paris Prefecture asked on social media not to force entry to the compound, with messages in French, English and Spanish.