The French interior minister has alleged “fraud on an industrial scale” was to blame for the chaos at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris.

Gérald Darmanin told a press conference on Monday that he regrets the “disorganised welcome” Liverpool fans received as their team faced off against Real Madrid. how much is 0.03 cc of ivermectin

“There was massive fraud at an industrial level and an organization of fake tickets because of the pre-filtering by the Stade de France and the French Football Federation, 70% of the tickets were fake tickets coming into the Stade de France,” Darmanin said. rat lice ivermectin

“Fifteen percent of fake tickets also were after the first filtering … more than 2,600 tickets were confirmed by UEFA as non-validated tickets even though they’d gone through the first filtering,”

“A massive presence of these fake tickets of course was the issue why there were delays, three times the beginning of the match was delayed.”

He added that 30,000 to 40,000 English supporters had gone to the stadium ticketless, a figure he said had been confirmed by UEFA and the police.

Scenes from Paris showed Liverpool supporter’s tear gassed.

The UK has demanded a full investigation into what happened, and Boris Johnson’s spokesman described the scenes as “deeply upsetting and concerning”.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries urged UEFA to launch a formal inquiry.