Champions League final - Liverpool vs Real Madrid

[ornotna]

Live updates here if you're unable to watch.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/may/28/champions-league-final-liverpool-real-madrid-live-updates

It's on CBS starting @ 1:30 in America so virtually everyone should be able to watch here.

[underpants]

1. 1:30? I thought it was 3:00

Go Reds!

[ornotna]

2. Pre match hoopla

It's the American way.

[Ron Obvious]

3. Kick off delayed by 15 mins

Trouble getting all the fans in. Nothing sinister.

Thiago still a doubt for Liverpool, and Keita warming up. That would be a significant loss.

[Ron Obvious]

4. Reports of Liverpool fans getting teargassed outside the stadium

Hope whatever it is minor and under control.

[underpants]

6. Mixed reports of what happened but the cops did tear-gas them

[Ron Obvious]

5. Kick off delayed by another 15 mins.

That's 30 minutes total (for now)

[ornotna]

7. They're funneling Liverpool fans through one gate

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10864041/CHAOS-Champions-League-final-Kick-delayed-fans-stuck-bottlenecks.html

What a shame.

[ornotna]

8. Pepper spraying fans outside the stadium

Link to tweet

[ornotna]

9. Tear gassing families

Link to tweet

[Ron Obvious]

10. Lifelong fan, but I don't understand the rules anymore

Apparently the Madrid goal was chalked off because Fabinho didn't deliberately play the ball, which would presumably have cancelled the offside.

I never knew intent was required for that.

[ornotna]

11. Bah! Humbug

Congratulations to Real Madrid.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Reports (eg from an AP reporter) that police confiscated media pictures

that showed what they were doing. Never a good sign when the police are covering things up.

As word of the trouble continued to spread, stadium and event officials reportedly began telling journalists they must delete video footage of the unrest or they would be disallowed from attending the event, despite sporting official press credentials.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/why-kickoff-time-delay-liverpool-vs-real-madrid-champions-league/dmgw8wpjnjl2ry6jxcbzmgfj

The Associated Press journalist Rob Harris reported that Uefa staff had intervened to prevent security personnel from going after media to stop them from filming as tear gas was deployed. His colleague Steve Douglas tweeted: “I got bundled into a hut by a security guard, told to remove accreditation, and then forced to delete video footage of the crowd issues otherwise I wouldn’t be allowed back in.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/28/champions-league-final-kick-off-delay-liverpool-real-madrid-paris

[peacebuzzard]

13. Crap! I missed it!

Missed the day completely

[ornotna]

14. Not by much

Only a month.

Ah well, there's always next year.

[peacebuzzard]

15. hope to see this match-up in person one day,

or at least the stadium