Manchester City vs Monchengladbach Champions League match postponed
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Champions League match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach has been called off following heavy rain and thunder in Manchester.
The Group C game was postponed 20 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of 7.45 p.m. local time (1845 GMT) at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. City said the decision was made to call off the game because of "adverse weather conditions."
There had been heavy rain and thunder in the hours leading up to the game, and UEFA officials and match officials inspected the playing surface about an hour before the game.
Now that was some rain! ☹️ #cityvbmg #mcfc pic.twitter.com/ugoGJEOl3O
— Manchester City (@ManCity) 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
The weather is less than ideal in #Manchester this evening... ☔️☔️ #MCFCBMG pic.twitter.com/prwrUmpo0M
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) September 13, 2016
Neither set of players had been out to warm up. There was no immediate news of when the game would be played. Roads in Manchester city center were flooded.