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Liverpool legend Alan Kennedy feared another Hillsborough after the violent crush outside last week's Champions League final and admits he was 'really, really afraid'

Liverpool legend Alan Kennedy said he feared another tragedy like Hillsborough after getting caught up in the crush outside the Stade de France at last Saturday’s Champions League final.

Kennedy admitted to being ‘really, really afraid’ before he was helped over a security fence by fellow supporters to escape the crowd.

The 67-year-old, who scored the winner when Liverpool beat Real Madrid to win the 1981 European Cup final in Paris, was one of thousands of supporters who struggled to get into the stadium.

Former left-back Alan Kennedy won the Champions League with Liverpool in 1981 and 1984

Kennedy, who was at the match with his son, told CNN: ‘I have to say, it was absolute chaos.