Draw revives memories of Heysel tragedy

The Heysel Stadium disaster took place on May 29, 1985 before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2005 - 12:45

The Heysel Stadium disaster took place on May 29, 1985 before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.

All but one of the 39 fans who died – almost all of them Italians – were crushed to death when a retaining wall collapsed as Juventus supporters tried to flee marauding Liverpool fans.

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