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Liverpool fans criticise 2022 final 'half apology'

Liverpool fans who were wrongly blamed for chaotic scenes before the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris have said an apology by France's former interior minister was "not meaningful".

Supporters were penned in and sprayed with tear gas by police as they tried to enter at the Stade de France before the final on 28 May against Real Madrid.

On Monday, Gérald Darmanin said security arrangements for the game were wrong, and admitted previous remarks where he blamed Liverpool fans for the disorder "were a mistake".

But Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby Ian Byrne, who was in a crush that developed outside the stadium, said Darmanin's initial comments "were absolutely disgraceful".