Martin Lange, edited by Gauthier Delomez 8:12 p.m., February 21, 2023
While Real Madrid and Liverpool meet this Tuesday evening in the Champions League, nine months after the incidents at the Stade de France, Reds supporters remain bitter at the treatment of the authorities, who had wrongly pointed the finger at their responsibility.
Europe 1 met one of them, who still does not forgive.
An organizational fiasco that they still do not forgive the authorities.
Nine months after the incidents at the Stade de France, on the sidelines of the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool (to be followed live and in full in
Europe 1 Sport
), Reds supporters remain very bitter, while the two clubs meet this Tuesday evening in C1.
"It's the worst memory I have of a European evening", launches Rodolfo, member of the French fan club of the English club, who was present in Saint-Denis on May 28, 2022 with a friend.
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At the microphone of Europe 1, this Liverpool Reds fan says he saw the gates of the stadium closed, families trapped and some attacked in front of overwhelmed police.
"A hard pill to swallow"
"I had the chance to follow Liverpool in Europe, and frankly I've never seen that," adds this supporter.
"It was completely ruined by the authorities. For me, it was a hard pill to swallow," concedes Rodolfo.
He remembers that the day after the overflows, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin pointed the finger at Liverpool supporters, who would have resorted to counterfeit tickets.
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A version contradicted by the independent investigation carried out by UEFA, which highlights the responsibility of the French authorities, the absence of supervision or even an erroneous approach which made Reds fans a potential threat.
Nine months later, these supporters are still demanding an apology.
Two letters were sent to Emmanuel Macron, so far unanswered.
This weekend, Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera assured Courchevel on Sunday that France had "learned all the lessons" from the organizational fiasco, a few months before the Rugby World Cup in France and more than one year from the 2024 Paris Olympics.