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Tuesday briefing: Report concludes UEFA had “primary responsibility” for Champions League final chaos

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14 February 2023 - 4:30 AM

UEFA bears “primary responsibility” for the organisational and safety failures at last season’s Champions League final in Paris, the governing body’s own review has concluded.

The damning report – whose key findings were revealed by several media outlets on Monday ahead of its publication – was produced by the panel UEFA appointed to review the chaos that engulfed the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Paris last May.

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