'Cursed stadium' - What Spanish media are saying about Man City vs Real Madrid clash

Real Madrid don't have fond memories of visits to the Etihad Stadium and will have to be at their best to overcome Manchester City in the second-leg quarter-final tie this week.

The sides will meet on Wednesday after a 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu last week. Domestically, City positioned themselves at the top of the Premier League table with a 5-1 win over Luton Town, as Liverpool and Arsenal fell to defeats to Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, respectively.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid came away 1-0 winners at Mallorca, thanks to Aurelien Tchouameni's sole strike. Carlo Ancelotti made a number of changes to his team ahead of their trip to Manchester.

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But the Italian boss will not be able to count on Tchouameni in Manchester, who will be suspended for the accumulation of yellow cards.

MEN Sport has taken a look at what the Spanish media have had to say ahead of the clash.

Journalist Manu de Juan, writes: "The game at Mallorca was what Carlo Ancelotti anticipated: victory, despite resting a host of players for Wednesday's match. Vinicius played half hour and Rodrygo was rested.

"Rodrygo is the third most used player by Ancelotti, behind Federico Valverde and Antonio Rudiger. But the Italian coach decided to preserve the former Santos man, knowing that he will feel in his natural environment at the Etihad and that most of the chances Real will get, will probably come through him.

"Ancelotti will be aware that Pep Guardiola will know about the Brazilian's qualities. City suffered at the hands of Rodrygo who netted one of the goals in the first leg, in a way