Manchester City’s Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
Manchester has experienced a day of torrential rain. The Etihad Stadium had been practically deserted an hour before kick-off because of the conditions, and areas around the stadium were closed due to flooding.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers inspected the pitch and took the decision to postpone the game, as the ball was clearly not bouncing or moving cleanly across the surface.
.@ManCity v @borussia_en is called off! Not a surprise after conditions like this… ☔️ #UCL pic.twitter.com/G48bocrBSc
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 13, 2016
It's absolutely belting down at the Etihad! #cityvbmg pic.twitter.com/QntT6W61nr
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 13, 2016
Beautiful Manchester weather welcoming Borussia Monchengladbach tonight.. (📸 @numlash) pic.twitter.com/aOwIK7bBPa
— The Offside Rule (@OffsideRulePod) September 13, 2016
Tonight's #UCL match between Manchester City and Monchengladbach has been postponed due to bad weather. ☔️ pic.twitter.com/SLX7tk9VdP
— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) September 13, 2016
The drama of the lightning storm above the Etihad Stadium tonight captured by @LibbyLibbyh7. #mcfc #cityvbmg pic.twitter.com/dvtDl0R8Wd
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 13, 2016
Republic of Ireland and Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick was on his way to the game, and left disappointed when the decision was made after spending some time stuck in traffic.
https://twitter.com/JeffHendrick92/status/775764761862627328
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