Marco van Basten hit out at UEFA for how it organised the minutes leading up to the Champions League final. The legendary Dutch striker, who won Euro 1988 and two Champions Leagues, criticised the fact that Linkin Park's performance was just before the match and interrupted the work of the professionals.

"The players are preparing for the most important match of their lives and it is ridiculous to distract the players in this way. UEFA has copied FIFA. I think it's complete idiocy," he told Ziggo Sports.

Van Basten did not hesitate to criticize the performance of Linkin Park. The Californian group performed four songs at the Allianz Arena. "It was rubbish, absolute rubbish. It's a disgrace that UEFA allows this," he insisted. He was not the only one upset.

Rafael van der Vaart, his international teammate, also criticized UEFA's organization. "You do the warm-up, you get ready and then you have to go in at 2:30 pm. And you do nothing during this half-hour performance," he said. Remember that the match started at 3:00 pm.

Linkin Park's highly anticipated performance

TheKick Off Show, the pre-show before the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan, was eagerly awaited by Linkin Park fans. The return of the American band, after the tragic death of their vocalist,Chester Bennington, was eagerly awaited by all and their performances now always make headlines. UEFA usually opts for great artists in this Kick Off Show. Before Linkin Park, fans around the world were able to enjoy singers and groups such as Burna Boy, Imagine Dragons and Dua Lipa.

We do not know the musical preferences of Marco van Basten. In any case, it seems that his words are not a direct dig at the group Linkin Park, but at the organization of UEFA before a match of this caliber. The final ended with a clear victory for Luis Enrique'sPSG against Inter Milan (5-0).