Ex-French interior minister apologises to Liverpool fans for making them a ‘scapegoat’

Gerald Darmanin, now justice minister, called night of 2022 Champions League final biggest failure' of his career

The former French interior minister has apologised to Liverpool fans for using them as a scapegoat" for the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, where supporters of the club, including children, were teargassed by police amid false claims they had caused a riot.

Gerald Darmanin, who is now France's justice minister, called the night the biggest failure" of his career. On 28 May 2022, Liverpool supporters said they feared for their lives as they were forced to enter Stade de France via a narrow subway and boxed-in lanes that could not accommodate the thousands of people that had arrived.