The Heysel Stadium disaster ( ; ; ; ) was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when mostly Juventus fans escaping from a breach by Liverpool fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between the Italian and English clubs. 39 people—mostly Italians and Juventus fans—were killed and 600 were injured in the confrontation. Approximately an hour before the Juventus–Liverpool final was due to kick off, Liverpool supporters charged at Juventus supporters and breached a fence that was separating them from a "neutral area". The cause of the rampage is disputed: many accounts attribute blame to the Italian fans for sparking the violence, but this claim is contested by other eye-witnesses and has been criticized for being unsubstantiated. Juventus fans ran back on the terraces and away from the threat into a concrete wall. Fans already standing near the wall were crushed; eventually the wall collapsed, allowing others to escape.
El desastre del Heysel Stadium ( ; ; ; ) fue un desastre de multitud que ocurrió el 29 de mayo de 1985 cuando la mayoría de los aficionados de la Juventus que escaparon de una violación por los aficionados de Liverpool fueron presionados contra un muro que se derrumbó en el Heysel Stadium en Bruselas, Bélgica, antes del comienzo de la Final de la Copa de Europa de 1985 entre los clubes italianos e ingleses. 39 personas —principalmente italianos y aficionados de la Juventus— murieron y 600 resultaron heridos en el enfrentamiento. Aproximadamente una hora antes de que la final de la Juventus-Liverpool se iniciara, los aficionados de Liverpool acusaron a los aficionados de la Juventus y rompieron una barrera que los separaba de una "zona neutral". La causa del saqueo es controvertida: muchas cuentas atribuyen la culpa a los aficionados italianos por desencadenar la violencia, pero esta afirmación es contestada por otros testigos y ha sido criticada por ser insubstanciados.