Champions League chaos: French minister slammed for 'fanciful' claim about fake tickets

France’s interior minister has been slammed for ‘completely fanciful’ claims that tens of thousands of forged tickets were to blame for mayhem which blighted the Champions League final, after police blamed Liverpool fans for disruption which saw children hit with tear gas.

Gerald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, today peddled the sensational claim that up to 70 per cent of all tickets sold for the match – between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France on Saturday night – were…