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Champions League football is back this coming Tuesday! Football fans all over the world must be eager for the elite competition's resumption, just like Fantasy ...

For Porto, there is a certain Diego Costa (€5.2m) in goal, with his insane record of saving penalties. Lautaro Martinez (€8.5m) has scored five goals in his last five Serie A games, while their wing-backs are always good for an attacking contribution but do get rotated a lot. Meanwhile, reigning champions Real Madrid will visit Anfield for a replay of last season’s final. On the same day, Benfica visit Club Brugge and are favourites for progression. This is very important as it gives you the luxury of using free transfers on catching some in-form players and differentials instead of fixing holes. On Wednesday, in-form Borussia Dortmund host a Chelsea side that has drawn their last three league games. The bookmakers are favouring Manchester City to grab their first UCL title but, before Gameweek 23, their recent performances had dipped. Champions League football is back this coming Tuesday! Victor Osimhen (€7.9m, 16 goals and three assists) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (€5.9m, eight goals and nine assists) are strong contenders to be in my squad, while a strong case can be made for adding an attacking defender like Giovanni Di Lorenzo (€5.1m). Players like Jamal Musiala (€7.0m, ten goals and six assists in the Bundesliga) and Leroy Sane (€9.3m, six goals and three assists) must be strongly considered because the German champions are a real contender for the trophy. Kepa Arrizabalaga (€4.5m) and Reece James (€6.2m) may be my favourite ways of investing in Chelsea, while the current form of Jude Bellingham (€7.5m) makes him the go-to option for Dortmund. The second game of the night will see a Kylian Mbappe-less (€11.3m) Paris Saint Germain host Bayern Munich in a tie that I believe has the French outfit attempting to keep their chances alive for his probable return in the return leg.

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With two games remaining, Julian Nagelmann’s team easily advanced to the round of 16, showcasing their strong defensive play and effective offence. The two matches against Barcelona—a 1-0 home victory and a 3-3 draw in Spain, where Simone Inzaghi’s team displayed outstanding teamwork—were the cornerstones of the qualification process. They exacted retribution on Club Brugge in Belgium before clinching the title with a great final victory against Atlético at home. They enjoyed the finest ever start to a Champions League campaign, playing outstanding football the entire time, crushing teams like Liverpool, Rangers, and Ajax. Graham Potter has quickly rectified the situation of Tuchel’s departure Potter’s team erupted with back-to-back victories over AC Milan before securing first place with a classy display in Austria on . Milan couldn’t have competed with Group E’s champion Chelsea, but they made the most of their home matches to earn the points they required to advance. No team will look forward to playing them in the knockout round after they defeated Juve twice and drew 1-1 with Paris twice before to their historic victory away at Maccabi Haifa. The victory over adversity while playing away at Sporting CP only serves to support that opinion for Frankfurt whose ability to capitalise on their supporters is admired by many. The Reds’ exit from Group A was not as simple as their easy wins over Ajax and Rangers may have suggested. Teams that have a winning record after two legs advance to the quarterfinals. Additionally, flawless performances all around, such as the 5-1 thrashing of Celtic. The first leg will begin from February 14 while the second will begin in March.

PSG and Bayern collide in the Champions League on Tuesday, and Uefa could hardly have asked for a better start to the knockout stages. Paris Saint-Germain's ...

Expanding to 36 teams, the “Swiss model” will hand teams eight group-stage matches as opposed to the current six – it was going to be 10 group games before [Uefa listened to detractors](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-format-changes-uefa-review-group-stage-fixtures-1155514?ico=in-line_link), Jurgen Klopp included – while it is also worth noting that Uefa have left the tournament untouched from the round of 16 onwards. [original Super League plans in 2021](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/european-super-league-chelsea-manchester-city-pull-out-stamford-bridge-965541?ico=in-line_link), but neither are deemed viable Champions League contenders this season. The Champions League format changes from 2024. In this high-stakes format, one of Bayern or PSG will be conducting a post-mortem by 8 March, evaluating why their Champions League pursuit ended three months before the final in Istanbul. So, in essence, the current system seemingly works just fine. PSG-Bayern would not be as eagerly anticipated were these two sides to meet twice a season without fail. [defying the odds round after round](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-final-2022-ratings-analysis-courtois-heroics-real-madrid-win-liverpool-1657018?ico=in-line_link) – the hope will be, in the Uefa corner at least, for more of the same and a months-long spectacle that brings the noise again, a noise that could drown out the Super League supporters once and for all. Herein lies the beauty of a tournament heralded (largely…) the continent over, a tournament that drips out blockbuster meetings as opposed to making them a regular occurrence. It received the expected opposition, too. And so the microphone passes back. [the Super League](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/barcelona-juventus-real-madrid-european-super-league-will-still-happen-2081209?ico=in-line_link), is its best club tournament, the [Champions League](https://inews.co.uk/topic/champions-league?ico=in-line_link), which resumes on Tuesday night with two [round-of-16 fixtures](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-draw-round-16-fixtures-full-who-liverpool-man-city-chelsea-spurs-playing-1956669?ico=in-line_link). [attempted European Super League relaunch](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/european-super-league-new-proposals-launched-80-teams-2138123?ico=in-line_link), now with actual divisions, will likely have been by design, creating a hubbub just before Uefa’s premier competition returned that told us [these plans](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/european-super-league-why-ecj-uefa-fifa-explained-2030149?ico=in-line_link) are far from dead in the water.

The Champions League last 16 teams - including Napoli, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and more- ranked.

[Manchester Cit](https://www.90min.com/teams/manchester-city)y should win the Champions League this year. The current holders and recent Club World Cup winners have a pedigree that no other team has in this competition. Bayern haven't been as impressive as you'd expect in the Bundesliga this season - it's February and they still haven't won the league - but in Europe they've excelled. [PSG](https://www.90min.com/teams/psg) have about a million in theirs. The only issue is they seem to have a few bottlers in it too (we're not going to name names), and their manager Christophe Galtier still hasn't quite found a tactic that gets the best out of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Oh and they're also facing Bayern in the round of 16. The Portuguese side have been exceptional both in Europe and domestically this season. A lot of it on positions they were already pretty stacked in (wide midfield), but the signings of Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix could make the Blues a tricky out in the latter stages of the Champions League this season. [UEFA Champions League](https://www.90min.com/leagues/champions-league) football, in order re-jig all our memories about who's even in the competition at this point, we at 90min have decided to rank the teams in the round of 16. They lost 4-1 at the weekend and also lost their best midfielder - Rodrigo Bentancur - to a season-ending injury too. [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KnIBRGdEvc&ab_channel=90minFootball) to watch the video! [Harry Symeou](https://twitter.com/HarrySymeou), [Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders), [Grizz Khan](https://twitter.com/GrizzKhan) & [Hunter Godson](https://twitter.com/HunterGodson) digest Manchester City closing the gap on Arsenal & a weekend of shocking decisions from VAR.

A UEFA-commissioned review into the poor treatment of Liverpool fans outside the 2022 Champions League final is set to find the failings "almost led to a ...

Dr Rodrigues said last year in a UEFA statement: "The events of 28 May were distressing for everyone involved. "In addition, the organisation before, during and after the game - and the heavy-handed treatment of fans - was predicated on flawed intelligence and the inaccurate preconceptions and prejudices of the authorities. Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram said: "UEFA's report vindicates what I and other fans have been saying all along: that is, it was the fans who averted a disaster and were clearly not to blame, whilst the organisers - UEFA and the French authorities - were really responsible. "Fans who travelled to Paris expecting the night of their lives were put in harm's way by the very people who are meant to protect them. Access issues to the stadium on the outskirts of Paris - following defective route planning from a train station - contributed to congestion and dangerous scenes on May 28. [Liverpool fans unfairly blamed for Champions League final unrest](https://news.sky.com/story/liverpool-fans-unfairly-blamed-for-champions-league-final-unrest-report-finds-12651244) [What actually happened at the Stade de France?](https://news.sky.com/story/champions-league-final-what-actually-happened-at-the-stade-de-france-12623622) [French politician apologises to Liverpool fans after chaos in Paris](https://news.sky.com/story/champions-league-final-french-politician-apologises-to-liverpool-fans-after-chaos-in-paris-12624991) The report claims the senior management of UEFA Events SA - the UEFA division running tournaments and showpiece matches - marginalised the safety and security unit with the use of subcontracted stewards and then tried to avoid accountability. There was truncated planning for the final after UEFA was forced to find a new venue due to Russia launching its invasion of Ukraine. The match was delayed for 37 minutes as a combination of operational problems outside the venue created access issues for distressed fans - particularly those who are disabled and asthmatics who had to contend with the tear gas and pepper spray. A UEFA-commissioned review into the poor treatment of Liverpool fans outside the 2022 Champions League final has found the failings "almost led to a disaster" after faults by European football's governing body and the lack of a venue risk assessment by French authorities. The lack of a "Plan B" is said to have been uncovered - contingencies that could have seen stewards and police redeployed to deal with crowd management challenges. Police blamed for not being proactive enough in intervening when locals - who tried to climb fences and jump turnstiles - attacked fans, and for being over-reliant on the use of tear gas and pepper spray on blameless fans.

Uefa bears 'primary responsibility' for organisational and safety failures that made it 'remarkable' no Liverpool or Real Madrid fans died at the 2022 final ...

The panel is also troubled by a number of stark differences as to the facts of what happened, and a general default position of blaming the Liverpool supporters, without any proper evidential basis.” In a statement, the organisation did not say that it accepted the panel’s findings, saying it was “currently analysing” them “and assessing them against its own analysis of the organisation of the event and facts that occurred around it”. Uefa’s events arm “marginalised” the safety and security unit, and did not follow its own safety requirements, “a recipe for the failures” that occurred. The report also states the panel was “very disappointed” that Uefa asked that sections of an interview given by an unnamed senior Uefa executive, relating to evidence they gave to the French Senate, be redacted on the grounds of maintaining their anonymity. The risk of a crushing disaster was highest at that point, the panel found, as large numbers of supporters came on to the forecourt and found static queues. The second claim, that thousands of Liverpool fans were at the stadium without valid tickets, originated with the French police and ministers, and was given to the media by Uefa at the end of the match. The checkpoint increasingly failed to cope with the huge numbers of people crammed into the queue, and was abandoned at 7.45pm, the report states. [Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) and thousands of their supporters, and in media reports, including the Guardian’s investigation. “The dangerous conditions on the concourse outside the turnstiles were compounded by the police deploying teargas at disorderly groups of locals, as well as using pepper spray on supporters trying to gain entrance with valid tickets,” the report states. Although a decision to delay kick-off should be taken by the acting police commander in liaison with Uefa’s safety and security unit and that of the local football association running the game, the report states, Ceferin himself made the decision, in a stairwell of the stadium’s VIP area, where he had been having a meeting with the king of Spain. The report states that there is no evidence to support such claims, which were made in a “reprehensible” attempt by the authorities to avoid responsibility. [Uefa](https://www.theguardian.com/football/uefa) review expresses concern that lessons have not been learned, saying with reference to the evidence of Michel Cadot, the French government official responsible for major sporting events: “Despite Mr Cadot’s willingness to accept that mistakes had been made [at the final], the panel is concerned that there remains a misconception about what actually happened and a complacency regarding what needs to change.

Uefa's own report in the Champions League final is set to conclude that 'reprehensible' attempts were made to blame Liverpool fans.

“The panel is also troubled by a number of stark differences as to the facts of what happened, and a general default position of blaming the Liverpool supporters, without any proper evidential basis. “It is remarkable that no one lost their life. “The panel is left with a sense of real concern at the lack of insight into what occurred on 28th May and the failure to recognise the role of the authorities,” the report states.

The findings of the 158-page report reveal that senior figures at UEFA were aware that the organisation was ignoring its own safety and security policies.

Furthermore, there was ‘no evidence’ to support the ‘reprehensible’ claims made by UEFA and the French authorities in the aftermath that masses of ticketless Liverpool fans attempting to gain illegal entry to the match were at fault. 21 recommendations have been made to UEFA by the panel in order to ensure that a similar, or worse, fiasco cannot happen again in future. Worryingly, the panel concluded that it is ‘concerned that there remains a misconception [among the French authorities] about what actually happened and a complacency regarding what needs to change. ‘Senior officials at the top of UEFA allowed this to happen, even though the shortcomings of its model were widely known at senior management level.’ ‘That inexplicable misconception resulted in a policing approach that lacked capacity for engagement, and which actively failed.’ It self-evidently did not.’

UEFA had ordered an independent review of the scenes which unfolded outside of the Stade de France before last season's Champions League final between ...

The French police force also failed to provide an adequate summary of their plan and made the situation worse with their actions. We will await to receive a copy of the report and digest it thoroughly before making any further comment.” Liverpool have condemned the leaking of the report, having yet to see it themselves officially. UEFA attempted to lay the blame at the feet of supporters, claims which have now been labelled as “reprehensible” by an independent inquiry. “It is remarkable that no one lost their life.” However, before the game had even kicked off they were subjected to heavy-handed policing, with tear gas deployed and fans kettled into small areas at risk of causing crushes.

Europe's football website, UEFA.com, is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe ...

Brandão Rodrigues, which investigated the events surrounding the Champions League Final played in Paris on 28 May 2022, was published by UEFA on 13 February 2023. The report of the Independent Review Panel led by Dr. UEFA Champions League Final 2022: independent review report

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Champions League final on May 28 2022 between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France was overshadowed by serious problems for supporters outside; ...

Their incompetence and negligence could have led to a far more serious situation had it not been for the restraint of the Liverpool supporters who know all about the history of what happened at Hillsborough in 1989. The real number of counterfeit Liverpool tickets turned out to be 1,600 - which is no more than usually expected for a game of that size. "It is now obvious that three months was not enough time to organise a Champions League final. Dr Rodrigues said last year in a UEFA statement: "The events of 28 May were distressing for everyone involved. The FFF didn't respond to messages for comment through email and its media website on Monday. "And they should apologise and thank Liverpool supporters for the way they behaved." UEFA as event owner has been assigned "primary responsibility" but it's understood some commission members disagreed with the conclusion. "Although the French police were out in force before the game, they were nowhere to be seen when supporters were being mugged and attacked as they were leaving the game. "The truth is that the real blame lies with UEFA, the French authorities and the French police. "A Champions League final should be a celebration of football but in Paris it turned into a nightmare for tens of thousands of supporters because of failures on the part of the people who were supposed to be looking after them. "What happened on 28 May 2022 was the fault of UEFA, the French authorities and the French police. "It's been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately.

UEFA itself bears "primary responsibility" for failures which "almost led to disaster" at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and ...

UEFA-appointed investigators have held European soccer's ruling body mostly responsible for chaotic security failures at the Champions League final in Paris ...

The Champions League final was moved to Paris at three months' notice after UEFA stripped Russia of hosting the game in St. Many fans were fired on with tear gas by police before the game, which was delayed by nearly 40 minutes. [Champions League](/topic/champions-league) final in [Paris](/topic/paris) that put the lives of [Liverpool](/topic/liverpool) and Real Madrid fans at risk.

An independent investigation commissioned by UEFA to uncover details of the crowd trouble outside the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid revealed the ...

The findings of the "independent report" should lead to the removal of figures in high positions. "It's been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately. Finally, the report blasted UEFA and French security forces for deleting security footage of the incidents surrounding the stadium. Champions League knockout stage play also begins this week, meaning the report would be further minimised in coverage of European competition. “The panel is also troubled by a number of stark differences as to the facts of what happened, and a general default position of blaming the Liverpool supporters, without any proper evidential basis. As the days progressed and more disturbing facts were released, UEFA continued to ascertain that supporters were to blame for the disturbances. The independent report made it clear that no evidence exists to support that claim, and blames UEFA for spreading disinformation. It was unclear at the time what the reason for the use of tear gas was, but even [some journalists were inadvertently caught](http://twitter.com/JBurtTelegraph/status/1530635709056417792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in the crossfire. Furthermore, the report claimed that while Liverpool supporters were initially blamed by UEFA for causing the disturbances, the opposite was in fact true. Meanwhile, [some reported](http://twitter.com/Alvarez/status/1530622002242936833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) that pickpocketing was rampant in the crowded environment. “The panel has concluded that UEFA, as event owner, bears primary responsibility for failures which almost led to disaster,” the report stated, identifying UEFA's absence from the event's security preparations and planning as a key failure. “It is remarkable that no one lost their life," the report reads.

UEFA itself bears "primary responsibility" for failures which "almost led to disaster" at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and ...

"It's been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately," a Liverpool statement said. "The safety, security and service model laid out in the Saint-Denis Convention was ignored in favour of a securitised approach," the report said. "In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of The panel also said it was astonished that the policing model was influenced by a view of Liverpool hooliganism based on Hillsborough. The report also claimed the policing model was influenced by a view of UEFA itself bears "primary responsibility" for failures which "almost led to disaster" at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and Real Madrid, a report commissioned by the European football body said Monday.

UEFA are "primarily responsible" for the "near disaster" that saw thousands of Liverpool fans suffer a nightmare ordeal ahead of the 2022 Champions League ...

The effect of this was particularly acute at ASP3 because of the increased pressure created by the flawed routing, and that it was positioned on a restricted access ramp: a bottleneck. Whereas there could be no bidding process or development of a concept, full attention should have been paid to the formulation and agreement of venue and event risk assessments, and proper operational plans. "The parallels between Hillsborough 1989 and Paris 2022 are palpable. "The Panel draws the inference that they have been made [ticketless fans claims] primarily to deflect from responsibility for planning and operational failures. Neither was a ‘black swan’ event, or the result of a ‘perfect storm’. "It is remarkable that no one lost their life.

UEFA itself bears "primary responsibility" for failures which "almost led to disaster" at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and ...

"In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC.... UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis made an apology for the lapses that led to a breakdown in the organisation of the crowd and thanked Dr Brandao Rodrigues and the panel who created the report for their work. The report said that the panel "has concluded that UEFA, as event owner, bears primary responsibility for failures which almost led to disaster."

PARIS: UEFA itself bears “primary responsibility” for failures which “almost led to disaster” at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Live...

“In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC.... “It’s been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately,“ a Liverpool statement said. The report also claimed the policing model was influenced by a view of Liverpool based on the deadly 1989 Hillsborough disaster on incorrect assumptions that the city's supporters were a threat to public order.

Porto vs Atlético – Daniele Orsato (ITA) Leverkusen vs Club Brugge – Maurizio Mariani (ITA) Liverpool vs Napoli – Tobias Stieler (GER) Rangers vs Ajax – Glenn Nyberg (SWE) Bayern vs Inter – Ivan Kružliak (SVK) Plzeň vs Barcelona – Radu Petrescu (ROU)

[Real Madrid vs Liverpool](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036596/) – [Napoli vs Frankfurt](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036596/) – [Man City vs Leipzig](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036594/) – [Porto vs Inter](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036594/) – [Tottenham vs AC Milan](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036592/) – [Bayern vs Paris](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036592/) – [Plzeň vs Inter](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035661--plzen-vs-inter/) – Sandro Schärer (SUI) [Sporting CP vs Tottenham](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035663--sporting-cp-vs-tottenham/) – Srdjan Jovanović (SRB) [Liverpool vs Ajax](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035657--liverpool-vs-ajax/) – Artur Dias (POR) [Porto vs Club Brugge](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035659--porto-vs-club-brugge/) – Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE) [Leverkusen vs Atlético](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035660--leverkusen-vs-atletico/) – Michael Oliver (ENG) [Bayern vs Barcelona](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035662--bayern-vs-barcelona/) – Danny Makkelie (NED) [Marseille vs Frankfurt](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035664--marseille-vs-frankfurt/) – José María Sánchez (ESP) [Benfica vs Club Brugge](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036590/) – [Chelsea vs Dortmund](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036590/) – [Bayern vs Plzeň](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035677--bayern-vs-plzen/) – Nikola Dabanović (MNE) [Marseille vs Sporting CP](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035679--marseille-vs-sporting-cp/) – Davide Massa (ITA) [Liverpool vs Rangers](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035673--liverpool-vs-rangers/) – Clément Turpin (FRA) [Ajax vs Napoli](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035674--ajax-vs-napoli/) – François Letexier (FRA) [Porto vs Leverkusen](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035675--porto-vs-leverkusen/) – Anthony Taylor (ENG) [Club Brugge vs Atlético](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035676--club-brugge-vs-atletico/) – István Kovács (ROU) [Inter vs Barcelona](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035678--inter-vs-barcelona/) – Slavko Vinčić (SVN) [Frankfurt vs Tottenham](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035680--frankfurt-vs-tottenham/) – Daniele Orsato (ITA) [Leipzig vs Man City](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036588/) – [Inter vs Porto](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036588/) – [Salzburg vs Chelsea](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035713--salzburg-vs-chelsea/) – Sandro Schärer (SUI) [Sevilla vs Copenhagen](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035717--sevilla-vs-copenhagen/) – Benoît Bastien (FRA) [Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035714--dinamo-zagreb-vs-milan/) – Szymon Marciniak (POL) [Celtic vs Shakhtar](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035715--celtic-vs-shakhtar-donetsk/) – Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) [Leipzig vs Real Madrid](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035716--leipzig-vs-real-madrid/) – Daniele Orsato (ITA) [Dortmund vs Man City](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035718--dortmund-vs-man-city/) – Davide Massa (ITA) [Paris vs Maccabi Haifa](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035719--paris-vs-m-haifa/) – Felix Zwayer (GER) [Benfica vs Juventus](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2035720--benfica-vs-juventus/) – Srdjan Jovanović (SRB) [Liverpool vs Real Madrid](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036586/) – [Frankfurt vs Napoli](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036586/) – The Referees Committee appoints the referee team for each match. [Club Brugge vs Benfica](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036584/) – Davide Massa (ITA) [Dortmund vs Chelsea](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036584/) – Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) [AC Milan vs Tottenham](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036582/) – Sandro Schärer (SUI) [Paris vs Bayern](https://www.uefa.com/api/v1/linkrules/match/2036583/) – Michael Oliver (ENG)

The long-awaited report into the chaos at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid lays the blame on UEFA and French police.

"In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC for the experiences many of them had when attending the game and for the messages released prior to and during the game which had the effect of unjustly blaming them for the situation leading to the delayed kick-off," he added. “That is, it was the fans who averted a disaster and were clearly not to blame, whilst the organisers - UEFA and the French authorities - were really responsible," he added. UEFA doubled-down on the blame after the match, issuing a statement saying: "The turnstiles at the Liverpool end became blocked by thousands of fans who had purchased fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles". A number of those either attempted - and some succeeded - to jump the fence or tried to steal tickets from fans penned in as the turnstiles had been closed. The amount of time to check tickets - complicated by a mix of paper and digital tickets - resulted in huge congestion building up at checkpoints. It later emerged police had acted on a misconceived view of the Hillsborough disaster and believed it meant they had to have riot police in force.

Another first-time clash in a UEFA club competition, Borussia Dortmund will face Chelsea in their last 16 clash. The Germans have been steady throughout the ...

They have been ruthless this season, and I think that will be the difference here. Die Adler was the only team in this season’s Champions League to partake in the competition for the first time in the the UCL era. Fighting for a UCL spot in the Bundesliga, Frankfurt will be motivated for their meeting with Napoli. They are the only side left in the Champions League to have played in the qualifying rounds. This time around, the Italians have to be considered favourites. Goals are not hard to come by for Napoli, who have already scored 76 times at the time of writing. Even qualifying for the Champions League via the league for next year is looking unfavourable for Jürgen Klopp’s men. [going on another spending spree in January](https://playingfor90.com/2023/01/11/chelsea-land-joao-felix-loan/), the Blues have won just once this calendar year (1-4-3). Chelsea has more to lose here, as it is looking increasingly likely that a third Champions League triumph is the Blues’ only way back to the tournament next season. Despite both teams being regulars in Europe, this is the first time Club Brugge and Benfica will meet in UEFA club competition. For that, I will have to go with the Parisians in this one. In what promises to be a highly entertaining two legs, it is difficult to say who will progress from this one.

Independent investigators concluded it was only a “matter of chance” that the dangerous scenes at last year's Liverpool-Real Madrid final did not lead to ...

It said UEFA’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, was asked to make a call on delaying the kickoff even though he had not been in the match control room or in contact with security officials; he had been in a meeting with the King of Spain in a V.I.P. “Unfortunately, the enthusiasm around the game rapidly turned into a real ‘near miss’ which was harmful to a significant number of fans from both clubs,” the report said. The report raised new concerns about security preparations for next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, with its authors describing events around the Champions League final as a “wake-up call” for Olympic organizers. That no lives were lost in the crushes outside the stadium gates, the investigators’ harshly critical report concluded, was only “a matter of chance.” Dangerous bottlenecks, packed entrances and ramps, and tear gas employed by the police — sometimes sprayed indiscriminately at groups of supporters that included children and disabled fans — added to the chaos. The investigation involved hundreds of interviews and the analysis of footage, including many hours of video shot by supporters caught up in the crushes as they tried to enter the stadium.

Here's how to watch Champions League soccer games online for free without cable in 2023, plus details on teams, rankings, and game schedule.

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The European football body had blamed the mayhem on ticket fraud.

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Liverpool FC welcomes the Report into the chaos at the UEFA Champions League final in Paris which fully vindicates Liverpool fans while finding UEFA ...

Our thoughts go out to all our fans who have suffered as a result of Paris and we would remind them of the mental health support we put in place in the days following the disaster that was the UEFA Champions League final in Paris. We knew that it was critical to understand why both Liverpool and Real Madrid supporters found ourselves in the situation where supporters’ safety was put at risk. We also called on UEFA to launch a full independent and transparent investigation, in order to establish the facts.

UEFA itself bears "primary responsibility" for failures which "almost led to disaster" at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and ...

"In particular, I would like to apologise to the supporters of Liverpool FC.... "It's been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately," a Liverpool statement said. The report also claimed the policing model was influenced by a view of Liverpool based on the deadly 1989 Hillsborough disaster on incorrect assumptions that the city's supporters were a threat to public order.

An independent UEFA report assigned European football's governing body with "primary responsibility" for the chaos surrounding last season's Champions ...

The report contains important recommendations which are relevant to everyone involved in the delivery of major football events, and positive action should be taken to ensure that this never happens again." "We were determined to make sure a robust investigation was conducted in order that lessons are learned to ensure the safety of football supporters in Europe is never compromised again. "We implore UEFA to fully enact the recommendations as outlined by the Panel – no matter how difficult – to ensure supporter safety is the number one priority at the heart of every UEFA football fixture. But even more concerning is the realisation that for families, friends and survivors of Hillsborough, Paris has only exacerbated their suffering. "The independent French Senate report published in July 2022 found Liverpool supporters were unfairly and wrongly blamed for the chaotic scenes to divert attention from the real organisational failures. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, Liverpool urged UEFA to implement all 21 of the critical recommendations suggested by the panel. We knew that it was critical to understand why both Liverpool and Real Madrid supporters found ourselves in the situation where supporters' safety was put at risk. What must be done to avoid similar ordeals in the future? Kick-off was delayed by 37 minutes as thousands of supporters were unable to enter the stadium, which UEFA and France's sports minister, Amelie Oudea-Castera, [attempted to blame on ticketless fans](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/french-sports-minister-liverpool-criticism-27100740). ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-champions-league-final-report-29207587) The Independent Senate report also published 15 recommendations for improvements. [which was leaked shortly before its official publication on Monday evening](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-champions-league-final-paris-29207617), assigns UEFA with "primary responsibility."