Manchester City refused Borussia Mönchengladbach’s request to reschedule Tuesday night’s opening Champions League group game at 6pm on Wednesday evening, with the match now set to take place at the standard 7.45pm kick-off time. It is understood the decision was taken because of safety concerns around the ground rather than the pitch being unplayable. “We asked Uefa and Manchester City play at 6pm because for sporting reasons we wanted to fly back to Germany,” the club spokesman Markus Aretz said. Around 40 minutes later the match was called off despite the surface having drained well and the conditions improving. “Around 90% of our supports have to leave tomorrow so they can’t see the game,” Wendt said.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2016 19:00 UTC