Champions League: Arsenal were reluctant to play Manchester City but UEFA bend rules

Arsenal were apparently reluctant to play Manchester City next week due to the short notice given to travelling fans but agreed to help ease City’s congestion after Pep Guardiola’s men convinced UEFA to let them play at the same time as a Champions League game. Champions League fans from around the globe can acquire Champions League Final Tickets online to make the most of its dazzling exhibitions.

You might remember Arsenal playing at 3.50pm earlier in the season because they weren’t allowed to play at the same time as a Champions League game.

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And despite signing a memorandum in 2017 declaring they wouldn’t schedule any Premier League games at the same time as Champions League matches after being fined by UEFA twice for doing just that, the Premier League and City have been granted permission again to schedule a game at the same time as a Champions League match.

Even though they allowed them to play against West Ham at the same time as a Champions League match just last month, too.

City wanted the game played next Wednesday due to having few midweek slots left, Arsenal were reluctant due to the short notice it gave travelling Arsenal fans.

City got what they wanted.

“We can confirm that we will be assisting supporters by offering discounted travel for next Wednesday's trip to Manchester.

This is due to the short notice nature of the match as well as the lack of availability of public transport post-match. ” Arsenal posted on Twitter

That’s a large part of why they’ve thrown such a huge strop over finally being punished properly by the governing body.

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