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UEFA says it will review pregame incidents at Champions League final

UEFA says it will review security issues after a chaotic scene preceded the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool on Saturday. The start of the match, which was played at Stade de France near Paris, was delayed for 36 minutes, and some Liverpool fans were tear-gassed and prevented from entering the stadium.

A large number of seats remained empty just before kickoff for the crown jewel event of European soccer, which Real Madrid won, 1-0. Fans attempted to scale gates and French police warned them in a tweet “not to force entry” into the stadium.