The Athletic. Hello. Hello and welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast on Dan Bardell.

The main focus of today's podcast will be Saturday's Champions League final but not

unfortunately what went on on the pitch.

The game was delayed by 36 minutes as Liverpool fans were stuck outside the stadium with photos

and videos showing police firing pepper spray in the buildup to the game.

The game was originally delayed by 15 minutes before the Liverpool players emerged for a second

warm-up nearly 10 minutes after the originally scheduled kickoff time.

The match was then delayed again before a further six-minute delay until 8.36 p.m.

UAF claimed that the final was delayed because Liverpool fans arrived at the stadium late, which as we've all seen and heard from numerous

accounts was far from the case. A long time today is the athletics Adam

Crafton and Ollie Kaye who was actually at the game. But before I speak to the

panel here are the accounts from two fans

James Pierce spoke to. First you're going to hear from Liverpool fan Peter

Clarkson who was caught up in the issues outside the ground followed by Kyle Clemente

who was with his nine-year-old son.

Peter Clarkson, been watching Liverpool for 20 years.

Fifth year of being a final and that was just the worst.

It was most scared I've ever been in my life.

Got off the train about half six,

finally got underground about five to nine, but we got, followed the crowd from the train station,

stuck for 20 minutes, waiting, no explanation, then funneled between

two police vans, just no organisation, no signposting, saw Mike Gordon, he said it was appalling, pleading with police to help,

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