Liverpool fans to have 2022 Champions League final injury claims heard in UK

Judge rules in favour of football supporters after Uefa’s attempt to block court claims being held in Liverpool.

2022: Liverpool fans stuck outside the ground show their match tickets.

Liverpool fans affected by the chaos surrounding the 2022 Champions League final in Paris have the right to have their personal injury claims heard in the UK, a judge has ruled, after an attempt by European football’s governing body to block it.

A number of supporters were hurt at the Stade de France in Paris during overcrowding when their club played against Real Madrid in the men’s final of the European competition on 28 May 2022.