Man City fan carried out of stadium on stretcher during Champions League final after fellow supporters pleaded for help
A Manchester City fan has been carried out of the stadium on a stretcher during their Champions League final against Inter Milan.
It is understood supporters near the individual pleaded for help before he received medical attention and was whisked away.
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According to journalist Sam Cunningham, he “appeared to collapse and was given oxygen by medical staff”.
The medical support came after fans reportedly called for help from stewards.
He was applauded as he made his way out of the ground on the stretcher.
The incident with the Man City fan came after chaos had ensued outside the ground before the game.
Thousands of Man City fans were reportedly funnelled through narrow gaps, creating dangerous scenes.
Supporters have also slammed the lack of toilet facilities and lengthy queues for refreshments at the Ataturk Stadium.
Video footage showed slow-moving queues with several fans visibly frustrated at the lack of organisation.
Earlier in the day hundreds of City fans were forced to abandon their taxis while heading to the ground.
The motorway towards the stadium from the city was gridlocked with buses and taxis, leaving fans with no option but to walk.
There were similar problems with the infrastructure surrounding the ground at the 2005 final.
And thousands of fans missed kick-off last year with similar bottlenecking occurring, creating dangerous scenes.
Earlier this week, supporters were urged to head to the stadium NINE hours before kick-off.
Uefa chiefs were keen for fans to board shuttle buses at 1pm local time ahead of the 10pm kickoff.
They anticipated supporters arriving at around 2pm, before joining fanzones outside the stadium serving food and beer.
Upon arrival, fans were required to pass through THREE separate security checkpoints before entering the ground.
