French Sport and Olympics Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera insisted France has learned lessons from incidents at the UEFA Champions League Final ©Getty Images

French Sport and Olympics Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera has insisted France has "learned all the lessons" from the disturbances outside the Stade De France in the build-up to the UEFA Champions League Final last May.

"Focusing on the future, we have shown that we are at work to learn the lessons of all this, on flow management, on the deployment of security forces, the mobilisation of private security agencies and crime prevention plans," Oudéa-Castera said during a visit to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation World Alpine Skiing Championships in Courchevel.

The Stade de France is also set to stage 10 matches at the Rugby World Cup in September and October.

These include the opening match, both semi-finals, the third place playoff and the World Cup Final itself. 

French Sport and Olympics Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera said her officials were studying all areas of security in readiness for the Rugby World Cup and Olympics ©Getty Images
French Sport and Olympics Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera said her officials were studying all areas of security in readiness for the Rugby World Cup and Olympics ©Getty Images

The venue will then be closed in the early part of the New Year to prepare for the Olympics and Paralympics.

"We have learned all the lessons and we will deliver major international sporting events," insisted the Minister.

An independent report into events before the Champions League Final, where supporters became caught in bottlenecks and crushes outside the ground, and police directed pepper spray at fans, was published last week.

"The panel has concluded that UEFA as event owner, bears primary responsibility for failures which almost led to disaster," the report said.

The report branded policing at the match as "defective."

The policing of the UEFA Champions League Final was criticised by an independent report ©Getty Images
The policing of the UEFA Champions League Final was criticised by an independent report ©Getty Images

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had initially suggested the Liverpool fans were at fault for the pre-match trouble.

Suggestions that some had forged tickets were later shown to be false.

Many thousands were trapped in enclosed areas outside the stadium and others were threatened and robbed by local gangs.

Two separate group legal claims for damages against UEFA by spectators have already been set in motion.