UEFA President Michel Platini has supported French prime minister Manuel Valls’ decision to use a government plane to travel to Berlin with his children ahead of the Champions League Final.<br /><br /> The trip is estimated to have cost the state 18,000 euros. Valls defended the move, saying his role was “to support these big events for France,” while Platini added:<br /><br /> “Mr Valls wished to meet me face-to-face before the match. It was specifically outlined that the prime minister intended to discuss two topics in particular. Firstly, a number of points being discussed between the French government and UEFA concerning the organisation of the Euros; and secondly, of course, international football following the FIFA crisis.” <br /><br /> Both Platini and Valls are usually based in Paris.<br /><br /> The French prime minister was born in Barcelona and is a huge fan of the city’s football team, which was playing against Juventus in the final.<br /><br /> Opposition politicians have dubbed the Socialist a big spender, who is out of
