Champions League

UEFA will offer ticket refunds for Liverpool fans impacted by Champions League final chaos in Paris last year. The refund scheme covers all 19,618 tickets in ...

It is remarkable that no one lost their life." "Both Spirit of Shankly and the Liverpool Disabled Supporters' Association deserve enormous credit for the way that they have pressed the case of Liverpool fans affected by the events in Paris. "What these groups have achieved, supported by the FSA and Football Supporters Europe, represents a significant achievement for football fans everywhere." "We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium." [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) [UEFA bears 'primary responsibility' for Champions League final failures](https://news.sky.com/story/poor-treatment-of-liverpool-fans-almost-led-to-disaster-according-to-uefa-review-of-champions-league-final-chaos-12810295) [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 review found that the poor treatment of Liverpool fans outside the stadium "almost led to disaster."

Refunds will also be paid out to Real Madrid supporters and neutral fans who meet certain criteria set out by UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations.

An apology to Liverpool supporters for “the experiences of many of them” and the unjust blaming was made last month by Theodoridis. UEFA statements during the chaos and after the game wrongly blamed Liverpool fans for arriving at the stadium late and using fake tickets to try to gain entry. “We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium.”

The governing body of European soccer said Tuesday that a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19618 tickets purchased by Liverpool fans.

“UEFA’s announcement of the ticket refunds is both unprecedented and hugely welcome, and builds concretely on the apology they extended to Liverpool fans earlier,” FSE board member Kevin Miles said. Refunds will also be paid out to Real Madrid supporters and neutral fans who meet certain criteria set out by UEFA. “We have taken into account a huge number of views expressed both publicly and privately and we believe we have devised a scheme that is comprehensive and fair,” UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said. The Spanish club won 1-0. The governing body of European soccer said Tuesday that a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by Liverpool fans for the match against Real Madrid last May. The governing body of European soccer said Tuesday that a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by Liverpool fans

Law firms representing almost 3,000 Liverpool supporters caught up in the chaos at last May's Champions League final have said Uefa's offer of a ticket ...

Uefa said those supporters would need to meet its refund criteria and that the scheme covered those “most affected when accessing the Stade de France”. Finally, Uefa will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons.” “The special refund scheme covers all of the Liverpool FC ticket allocation for the final, ie 19,618 tickets,” Uefa said. We believe the term ‘refund’, in its broadest sense, does not go far enough in providing redress or acknowledging the true harm suffered by those at an event that should have been safe for all to attend.” Its general secretary, Theodore Theodoridis, said the scheme was “comprehensive and fair” and recognised fans’ “negative experiences”. Uefa confirmed on Tuesday that the 19,618 Liverpool fans who bought the club’s allocation for the game in Paris could get their ticket money back.

An independent report published last month found UEFA was primarily responsible for congestions problems outside the Stade de France.

“We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium.” “We value the input from the Liverpool FC supporter organisations Spirit of Shankly (SoS) and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association (LDSA) as well as the open and transparent dialogue throughout this period. “We have taken into account a huge number of views expressed both publicly and privately and we believe we have devised a scheme that is comprehensive and fair,” said a statement.

A big night at the Bridge. The second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. Borussia won 1-0 in Germany.

Edin Terzic (Borussia Dortmund): "We know Chelsea are a quality side. We are in good form, but form doesn't come into a game like this. They are joint top of the table with Bayern Munich. Chelsea had a welcome 1-0 home win against Leeds United on Saturday. The second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. A big night at the Bridge.

Chelsea need to overturn a one-goal deficit against Borussia Dortmund if they are to progress to the last eight of the Champions League today.

I tried to wait and look at the keeper and the second one was a bit easier. It was tense in the end but the boys played fantastic. On Julian Brandt going off injured: "We adapted well and Gio (Reyna) came in to take over the position. But we would have deserved to go through too as it was two games that were very evenly matched." It is great for the boys, two clean sheets after a tough period. After that, we came back into the game but they managed to score and we didn't. We didn't create much later and that's the problem." I thought it was a tight call and a tight decision. The way he talked to us was arrogant." "I don't want to get in trouble... Emre Can has criticised the referee in the aftermath of his side's loss: "We didn't deserve to lose, but we lost because of the referee. He originally hit the post with his first attempt from the spot, but was given a second chance after [Dortmund were penalised for encroaching the area before he shot.](https://theathletic.com/4285441/2023/03/07/chelsea-penalty-havertz-dortmund-encroachment/)