As the British newspapers “Liverpool Echo” and “Mirror” reported, 13 supporters rented a speedboat without further ado. The curious thing is that none of these fans had tickets for the final, but they still wanted to be there in the French capital.
Queues for hours formed in front of the ferries from Dover to Calais due to the simultaneous start of the holiday season on the island. According to the BBC, people were advised to “bring enough food and water”.
Paris was firmly in the hands of Liverpool fans on Saturday. Around 60,000 of them traveled to France, although officially only 20,000 tickets were distributed to the Reds supporters. The French sports daily “L’Equipe” ran the headline that Anfield is currently on the Seine. On the fan mile at the Hotel de Ville, long queues formed in front of the stands with the official merchandise products and even longer in front of the Champions League trophy, with which the fans could have their photos taken.
Source: Nachrichten
