Real Madrid tell UEFA to refund Real Madrid fans back their money

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Real Madrid have demanded that UEFA refund the ticket paid by all of the club supporters for last season’s Champions League final.

A lot of unethical vices took place before the final in Paris, in the Champions League final clash between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Fans were refused entry to the stadium, tear-gassed and brutalised outside the ground as the kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes.

UEFA had initially blamed Liverpool fans for the violence, but an independent report found that UEFA bore “primary responsibility” for the chaotic scenes that took place outside the Stade de France, which hosted the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

On Tuesday, UEFA announced that refunds will be issued to fans who had tickets for gates A, B, C, X, Y and Z at the Stade de France, where many Liverpool supporters were situated.

Real Madrid have slammed UEFA’s refund, labelling the scheme as “insufficient” and have insisted that all supporters who attended the final should receive their money back.

Real Madrid released a statement, thus: “The fact is that all the fans experienced an unacceptable delay in the start of the match.

“In addition, there was unacceptable insecurity both in accessing and leaving the stadium, as well as additional harm such as theft, assaults and threats.”

Real Madrid went on to add: “Unfortunately we consider the UEFA proposal insufficient. The content of the report, which was requested by UEFA itself, highlights all the fans who attended the final were victims of UEFA’s poor organisation and saw their personal safety compromised.

“Whether being able to access the stadium or not, or having done so at the scheduled time, which in any case was due to the exceptional behaviour of the fans of the two clubs, the reality is that all the fans suffered.

“For this reason, Real Madrid has decided not to cooperate with the limited compensation scheme promoted by UEFA, which we ask to rectify and assume full responsibility.”