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Liverpool demand 'unacceptable' Champions League final scenes are investigated by UEFA

Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan has said treatment of the club's fans attending the Champions League final in Paris against Real Madrid on Saturday was "unacceptable" and has demanded a "transparent investigation" by UEFA.

The match, which Madrid eventually won 1-0, was delayed by 30 minutes amid chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France as thousands of Liverpool fans were stuck outside and subjected to pepper spray and tear gas by local police.

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UEFA said in a statement on Saturday that blame for the incidents were due to fans who had purchased fake tickets -- they did not specify where they were from -- contradicting a previous statement in which they said it was due to fans arriving late.