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Liam Prenderville

Paris 2024 to deploy 30,000 police a day after Liverpool Champions League final chaos

The Paris 2024 Olympics plans to have around 30,000 police on duty per day following the chaos at last season's Champions League final.

Thousands of Liverpool fans were put at risk after a series of failures including dangerous overcrowding and poor policing at the Stade de France as the Reds were beaten by Real Madrid. Large groups of supporters were crammed into an underpass with some fearing for their lives as they tried to make their way into the stadium.

Fans were also tear-gassed by French police, who were accused of using dangerous forms of crowd control as a priority over safety. The French government pledged to ensure fan safety at future events and have taken a major step forward in their plans for the Olympics in 2024.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin came under pressure after the final in May and told a senate committee of the plans for the Games.

He had previously insisted lessons would be learned from the fiasco of the Champions League final - but insists issues at the Olympics would be "very different" from those at a football match.

An average of 30,000 police will be on duty for the entire duration of the Olympics with 35,000 set to be deployed for the opening ceremony on July 26, 2024.

Police at the Champions League final in May (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

It is expected 600,000 spectators will turn out for the opening ceremony, which is due to take place on the Seine in a spectacular display.

An initial investigation from the French government and UEFA stated that Liverpool fans were mainly responsible for the chaos in Paris because they did not have valid tickets.

That was contradicted by a French Senate inquiry, who claimed there was poor preparation by both the authorities and UEFA, and security arrangements were poorly executed.

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