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Man City fan shares Champions League final horror story and asks for official inquiry
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Manchester City fans were forced to go to the toilet against walls in the Ataturk Stadium, such were the lack of facilities for the Champions League final, a fan has claimed.
City won the Champions League for the first time last month in Istanbul thanks to Rodri's winner, completing a historic treble, but most fans who made the pilgrimage to Turkey will remember the chaotic matchday experience alongside the jubilation of beating Inter Milan.
Many fans have reported hours-long journeys on official UEFA coaches to and from the centre of Istanbul to the Ataturk Stadium, with just one road accessing the final from the city. A lack of water and toilet facilities has been cited as a key issue, as well as unsafe facilities for disabled fans and potentially-dangerous queuing arrangements to get into the stadium.
Once inside, the inadequate toilet and refreshment provisions were problematic for many supporters, with the sharp, out-of-date seats giving thousands minor injuries - especially when celebrating Rodri's winner.
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UEFA were forced to apologise to Liverpool fans for the dangerous and potentially-catastrophic scenes in Paris in 2022 for the final, giving refunds to every Liverpool ticket-holder. A year on, City fans feel that a similar situation was narrowly avoided, and that UEFA learned little from the report into the 2022 final.
Pat McFadden, 63, travelled to Istanbul for the final with friends, and believes that 'health and safety was irrelevant' throughout the matchday experience, which took 12 hours from leaving the city centre to returning at 4.30am.
Speaking to MEN Sport, Pat cited a number of
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