He wasn't going to let the absence of a ticket spoil his day.
"It's a crazy atmosphere everywhere we go we see Reds. Even without tickets it's worth it so much."
There were tough decisions to be made for the Carter family, as only their eldest son had managed to obtain a ticket for the match.
His mother Lucy, a 47-year-old doctor, said her other child and her husband had come along anyway.
"For me the warm-up, all the songs is definitely the best part. I find the game too nervy for me!", she said.
'A GOLDEN MOON'
Tomas Piatraszkiewicz, 43, who lives in Bournemouth on England's south coast, said he had no choice but to come to Paris once his beloved Reds had qualified for the final.
"I've always supported Liverpool, it's a club with a spirit, there is a Liverpool way of doing things. We're now in a golden moon with the club. Jurgen Klopp is the best manager in the world for me and a good person," he said.
Ten kilometres away, supporters of Real Madrid were soaking up the pre-match atmosphere in a separate fanzone reserved for supporters of their team near the Stade de France.
Although they were a smaller group than Liverpool's travelling army, they were just as enthusiastic.
Mariano Brasal, a 66-year-old retired baker, and his son Diego, 33, only arrived in Paris on Saturday morning.
They have happy memories of attending the 2017 final in Cardiff together when Real beat Juventus.
"I hope today it will be the same way," Diego said. "I am very calm but maybe later when the match begins I'll be nervous."
Adelina Lete, who has supported Real for three decades, was overjoyed to be attending her third Champions League final.
She explained that during the season she drives her son 300 kilometres from their home in Navarre in northern Spain to watch Real's home matches.
"It's just my son and me today," she said. She was hoping for a big game for her two favourite players, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, "who always give everything for the team".
