Manchester City’s Champions League tie away to Borussia Monchengladbach will be played in Budapest due to travel restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League leaders will follow Liverpool in travelling to the Hungarian capital to face German opposition, with City’s round-of-16 first-leg match on February 24 to be played at the Puskas Arena. Liverpool are due to play RB Leipzig at the same venue eight days earlier. A UEFA statement said: “UEFA can confirm that the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 first-leg match between Borussia VfL 1900 Monchengladbach and Manchester City FC will now take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. “The date of the match (24 February 2021) and kick-off time (21:00CET) will remain the same.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2021 19:41 UTC