Lille blame United for Champions League crowd crush

Lille have today blamed Manchester United for the supply of counterfeit tickets which led to apparent over-crowding at Tuesday's Champions League match in France.

Lille have today blamed Manchester United for the supply of counterfeit tickets which led to apparent over-crowding at Tuesday's Champions League match in France.

The French club's director general, Xavier Thuilot, has claimed that United's early distribution of tickets for the match allowed high-quality fakes to be produced.

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