Manchester City’s storm usually confuses their opponents in the Champions League. On Tuesday, Erling Haaland (23) and Co. will have to struggle with it themselves before the duel at RB Leipzig (Wednesday, 9 p.m.)!
Reason: Announced squalls are delaying the English champions’ schedule for their guest appearance in Saxony! It is simply not possible for the chartered Boeing 737 to land at the scheduled arrival time of 6:19 p.m. at the airport in Schkeuditz.
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Graduate meteorologist Dominik Jung (46) told BILD: “Deep Noah is currently moving through Germany with showers and thunderstorms coming from North Rhine-Westphalia. Between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. the gusts in Leipzig are strongest at up to 80 km/h. It’s getting quieter behind there.”
Consequence: The departure from Manchester was postponed by two and a half hours. The reigning Champions League winner is only expected to land in Saxony at around 8.30 p.m.
The press conference with Pep Guardiola (52) in Leipzig scheduled for 6:45 p.m. was canceled. Instead, the Spaniard stepped in front of the microphone in Manchester before departure at 4 p.m. The club had already held the mandatory final training session on its own training ground.
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Source: BILD October 2, 2023
“Flying safely and landing safely is the most important thing. Whether we land at seven or nine, that’s no problem. Authorities said it was too risky to fly beforehand. That’s why we extended our training session and also the lunch break. We have time to rest,” said Guardiola, taking a relaxed view of things.
Also good for Manchester: There is no ban on night flights in Leipzig. Even if there was another delay, the English could land without any problems.
But it’s clear: optimal preparation for the group duel between the two still unbeaten teams still looks different…
2023-10-03 16:31:44
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