Liverpool fans receive UEFA compensation for 2022 Champions League final controversy
UEFA have financially compensated a group of Liverpool fans who took legal action after the chaos outside the 2022 Champions League final, according to The Telegraph.
The paper reported via their website on 22 March that the European governing body had reached a confidential settlement over the dangerous scenes prior to the 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in Paris.
Fans were put in “serious distress” and some were injured outside the Stade de France on 28 May of that year, with a 2023 independent report blaming UEFA for poor organisation of the event.
The settlement, which accepts no liability, concerns fans represented by Pogust Goodhead and Bingham Long, with another hearing for fans represented by a separate law firm, Leigh Day, scheduled for June.
Settlement for Liverpool fans after Paris chaos vs Real Madrid
It is a small mercy for those involved to have received some sort of financial compensation for the ordeal they went through two summers ago.
But it is still an appalling situation to have happened in the first place at one of the most high-profile sporting events in the world, and that they were forced to go through the courts to get any sort of recompense.
Scenes depicting large groups of Liverpool supporters herded into tight areas outside the ground, with some apparently pepper sprayed by police, cast a shadow over the showpiece clash.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten by a Vinicius Junior goal on the night, but the result ended up being of secondary importance for too many fans whose personal safety was endangered by the organisation of the authorities.
The German had lifted the trophy against Tottenham a year earlier, and after announcing earlier this season he will leave the club in the summer is now looking to bow out with European success in the Europa League.
In other Liverpool news, the Reds have stepped up interest in a defender Klopp has wanted for two years.
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