The incident occurred when a large group of Liverpool fans, who were either really excited or maybe a little bit intoxicated, breached a fence bordering "neutral area" that separated them from their Juventus counterparts. The Italian football fans scattered, many running backwards into a concrete retaining wall. Fans seated near the wall were crushed by the oncoming onslaught of people, pushing further into the wall to escape. Whilst many people climbed the wall to safety, the added weight and pressure on the wall caused it to collapse.
Despite the incident, the game was still played in the hopes of preventing further violence.
The incident resulted in all English football clubs being banned indefinitely by the UEFA from all further European competitions. This was however, lifted in 1990, with Liverpool being excluded for an additional year. Fourteen Liverpool fans were found guilt of involuntary manslaughter, each receiving three years imprisonment.
The event was later claimed to be the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions.
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