UEFA, which was heavily criticized in an independent report published last month for organizational failures that “almost led to disaster”, said its refund scheme would cover the entire Liverpool allocation of nearly 20,000.

It would also cover supporters of Real and other spectators affected by the trouble outside the stadium.

“Refunds will be available to all fans [...] where the most difficult circumstances were reported,” UEFA said, adding that all ticket holders who did not enter the stadium by the originally scheduled kickoff time, or could not get in at all, would also receive a refund.

“Given these criteria, the special refund scheme covers all of the Liverpool FC ticket allocation for the final, i.e. 19,618 tickets.”

Real’s 1-0 win on May 28 was overshadowed by the fiasco outside, with the kickoff delayed by 37 minutes as fans struggled to get into France’s national stadium after police funneled them into overcrowded bottlenecks as they approached.

Police then fired tear gas toward thousands of supporters locked behind metal fences on the perimeter to the stadium.

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