Fans had difficulty passing through security leading to big queues forming outside the Stade Velodrome but the match kicked off on time
So as the fans massed on the steps leading up from the Boulevard Michelet they were all funnelled into one area with no separation between them as they waited to have their ticket scanned.
Speaking before the tournament, France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said: “Yes, they [the fans] will be safe. “We are ready on all fronts. We have learnt a lot from what happened one year ago… in terms of governance, in terms of anticipating the various risks, of coordinating the response. We are more ready than ever.
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