France's sports minister has apologised to Liverpool supporters in a letter sent to the club after chaos marred the Champions League final, and admitted it may have reminded some of 'painful memories' of the Hillsborough disaster.
The match at the Stade de France in Paris was twice delayed and fans found themselves tear-gassed by police while they waited outside the ground.
In the aftermath, however, the French government attempted to blame the issues on Liverpool fans, who they claimed turned up holding counterfeit tickets.
But a 30-page report was commissioned by the French prime minister, and accepted that there were 1,644 fake tickets in the Liverpool contingent, and an overall total of 2,589.