Manchester City's Champions League Group C opener against Borussia Monchengladbach has been postponed following a torrential thunderstorm.
Heavy rain saturated the pitch at the Etihad Stadium in the two hours before the scheduled 7.45pm kick-off.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers and officials inspected the surface at about 6.55pm and a decision to postpone was communicated around 30 minutes later.
City themselves announced the news via Twitter.
"Tonight's £UCL match between £mcfc and @borussia_en has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions," a statement read.
Although the stadium was largely empty at the time, with most City fans having decided against entering, a number of Monchengladbach supporters, who had taken their positions, booed a public announcement.
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