Situation described as a 'shambles' as official shuttle buses forced to drop fans on the roadside and make long walk to the stadium on foot
Supporters had been advised not to take the metro and those who braved it experienced packed carriages with people jostling to get on already busy trains at stations.
There were strict checks on connecting trains nearer to the stadium stop with Turkish police ensuring only those with tickets were able to access the stadium. Uefa had advised ticketless fans to stay away. There were also two layers of police checks when leaving the Olympiyat station, the stop closest to the stadium. They ensured fans had tickets and searched bags for alcohol. Around the stadium perimeter were riot police, police on horseback and officers with police dogs.
Uefa had told fans to get to the stadium four hours before kick-off but many ignored the advice, preferring to continue drinking at the city centre fan parks and city bars before setting off. Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton was among the City fans enjoying the build-up to the Champions League final in Istanbul’s Taksim square on Saturday afternoon when crowd control failed outside the Stade de France and an independent commission later found that a “mass fatality catastrophe” was narrowly avoided.
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