Borussia’s Champions League home game against Manchester City to be played in Budapest

The Foals will host Manchester City on Wednesday, 24th February in the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.

“We have to presume that the travel ban for passengers from the UK to Germany, which is currently in place until 17th February, will be extended and that the Manchester City team will not be granted special permission to travel to Mönchengladbach. We have come to this decision based on several conversations with the relevant authorities, politicians, the DFL and UEFA over the past week,” said Borussia’s CEO Stephan Schippers. “UEFA’s regulations state that as the home side we are required to find an alternative venue. For several reasons, we have decided to play the game at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest. We would like to thank UEFA and the Hungarian FA for their support regarding this matter. A last-16 Champions League tie is a huge event for Borussia Mönchengladbach, which we now cannot play in our own ground or with any fans in attendance. Nevertheless, we’re pleased that we can play the game at all and we are of conscious of the overall situation.”