On May 28, 2022, the highly anticipated Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was marred by a security issue that led to a 15-minute delay in the kick-off time.
The match was scheduled to start at 21:00 (1900 GMT) at the 80,000-capacity Stade de France in Paris, but announcements in the ground cited the 'late arrival' of supporters as the reason for the hold-up.
According to police sources, supporters attempted to force their way through the first ticket checkpoint outside the stadium, but access to the venue remained secure.
Thousands of supporters were still gathered outside the stadium with half an hour to go to kick-off, and tear gas was fired by police after several dozen people attempted to climb over barriers.
UEFA tweeted that the kick-off had been delayed for 'security reasons,' although the delay was likely to be longer as the Liverpool players returned to the pitch to warm up.
Despite the delay, there were still large sections of empty seats in the official Liverpool end of the stadium, with some 6,800 security forces deployed for the event.
