Manchester City's pre-season friendly against Barcelona was postponed due to severe weather in Orlando.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The much-anticipated game between Manchester City and Barcelona was delayed by an hour and twenty minutes due to a weather warning. A message on the stadium's big screen announced that the event was temporarily delayed due to inclement weather.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
This isn't the first instance of adverse weather affecting Manchester City's matches. Their previous match in the USA tour, a defeat by Celtic, also faced weather warnings but proceeded without delays.
DID YOU KNOW?
Manchester City has faced several weather-related disruptions in their pre-season matches before. An example is their game against Bayern Munich which was paused due to an electrical storm during their prior tour.
WHAT NEXT?
Following this weather-delayed match, Manchester City will conclude their USA tour with a match against Chelsea and then face Manchester United for the Community Shield.
