The tension is on, almost palpable, in Spain hours before colossus Real Madrid take on Manchester City in another epic Champions League two-leg battle.The Spanish press is, expectedly, putting this skirmish under the spotlights, emphasizing the importance of brutal Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.(©AS)Spanish newspaper AS has referred to him as a ‘machine’ with a laser for an eye, comparing him to Vinicius Jr, who is depicted as a ‘magician’, dressed as a magician wearing a top hat, suit and white gloves. The most influential sports media in Spain, Marca, has a cover with Haaland’s massive image on it and with a headline referring to the 2016 motion picture ‘A monster calls’.(©MARCA)Barcelona-based El Mundo Deportivo calls tonight’s clash ‘A monumental battle’, while exquisite website Spherasports pours in some optimism into a whole thing, with a title that could be roughly translated as a ‘This is where you get off’. (©Spherasports)They offer a beam scale, comparing the weight of Real Madrid’s 14 Champions League titles and City’s superpower comprised of Pep Guardiola’s ingeniousness, Halaand’s brutality and a bag full of money. We’ll see what is worth more when two sides face off at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight.##NAJAVA_MECA_7235091##
