Barcelona fail to land as scheduled after flight to SA is delayed

16 May 2018 - 07:05 By Mahlatse Mphahlele at O.R. Tambo Airport

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Police and security personnel wait at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for the much anticipated arrival of Spanish giants FC Barcelona. The La Liga champions are scheduled to play an international friendly match against South African champions Mamelodi Sundonws at FNB Stadium on Wednesday May 16 2018.
Image: Mahlatse Mphahlele

The highly anticipated arrival of Spanish giants FC Barcelona has been delayed by about two hours and they are only expected to touch down at OR Tambo International Airport after 8am.

The Catalans‚ who take on Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nelson Mandela Centenary Cup at FNB Stadium on Wednesday (6pm)‚ were expected to land in Johannesburg at 6am but their flight from Barcelona was delayed.

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The fans had not arrived in numbers around 6am but there was a visible heavy security presence around the airport and media at the arrivals terminal.

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— FC Barcelona 🏆🏆 (@FCBarcelona_cat) May 15, 2018

The recently crowned La Liga champions confirmed on Tuesday night that they were bringing stars such as Lionel Messi‚ Gerard Piqué‚ Andres Iniesta‚ Luis Suárez‚ Jordi Alba‚ Philippe Coutinho‚ Ousmane Dembélé and goalkeeper Ter Stegen to FNB Stadium.

Spanish league champions arrived to loud cheers at the OR Tambo International airport on Wednesday morning, May 16 2018, ahead of their friendly face off with Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB stadium.

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