Caborn seeks answers from UEFA

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UEFA have blamed ticketless Liverpool fans or those with forgeries gaining access to the stadium and forcing Greek police to declare the ground full.

Caborn will raise the issue with UEFA president Michel Platini when they meet on June 5 in Brussels and said: "I have a lot of sympathy with the Liverpool fans who paid their hard-earned money for genuine tickets but couldn't get into the ground."

"The reasons for this need an urgent explanation. We have already raised the matter with the Greek authorities through our embassy in Athens and government officials are also talking with UEFA," Caborn added.

"I will also be putting this issue high on the agenda at a meeting I am to have with Michel Platini in Brussels in two weeks' time."

UEFA communications director William Gaillard insisted the Greek police had been forced into a position where they could not prevent some ticketless fans moving barriers without provoking a riot.

Gaillard said: "What's a disgrace is the behaviour of some Liverpool fans who deprived the rightful holders of tickets from entering the ground.

"There was not a single incident involving AC Milan fans, and when Celtic were in the UEFA Cup final in Seville a few years ago there were three times as many fans outside the ground as inside and there was perfect behaviour."

Gaillard also backed the Greek police, but said that UEFA would be looking again at the arrangements for the final to see what could be improved.

He added: "I believe the police behaved in a very civilised way to avoid anyone being hurt, or worse."