France’s sports minister has said fans without tickets caused initial crowd problems at the Champions League final in Paris despite strong criticism of the event’s policing on Saturday.
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra blamed a “mass gathering” of supporters with “fake tickets” for the chaos at the stadium.
She also said local youths trying to force their way in made things worse.
But the UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries described the scenes as “deeply concerning” and has urged an inquiry.
