Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin says that 70% of Liverpool fans' tickets at the initial filtering stage were fake (around 40,000), and that the head of police made the decision to remove this check due to crowding issues.
Darmanin continues:
"In 2019, the final between Liverpool and Tottenham caused the same issues in Madrid. So did a final at Wembley a few years ago. There was also the Liverpool manager who called on supporters to come to France even without tickets."
Darmanin on Liverpool fans:
"We found ourselves with tens of thousands of British supporters of which a section respected the rules perfectly. And a minor, but extremely lively, section which pushed the authorities." (via BFMTV)
Darmanin on the removal of the initial filtering of tickets:
"The decisions that were taken ensured that there were no deaths. The initial filtering was removed to avoid people being crushed on police cordons or on gates."