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Manchester City given huge travel boost ahead of Champions League second leg against Borussia Monchengladbach... with home fixture remaining at the Etihad despite restrictions between Germany and UK

Manchester City have avoided travel disruption in the Champions League with their last-16 home game against Borussia Monchengladbach remaining at the Etihad Stadium.

Coronavirus travel restrictions between Germany and the United Kingdom saw last week's first leg — which City won 2-0 — played in Budapest.

But the two clubs and UEFA confirmed that the return fixture a week on Tuesday will take place in Manchester after talks with Monchengladbach's local authority in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Manchester City are in the middle of a hectic schedule both domestically and in Europe

That is a major boost for Pep Guardiola, whose side are still in four competitions.