Messi received the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports in Oviedo yesterday and leads the front pages of Spain’s four main sports newspapers today.
Sport and Mundo Deportivo both go with “The Prince”, Marca opts to crown him outright, and AS stresses that “He earned everyone’s respect”.
Tomorrow’s El Clásico comes with Mourinho “setting the artists free” (Marca), weighing up Rüdiger and Huijsen (Mundo Deportivo), and with Koundé all but ruled out and Fermín “already tired” of Madrid’s complaints about refereeing (AS).
AS dubs it “the tiebreaker Clásico”, with both sides on 106 wins, Mundo Deportivo calls it “Lamine’s Clásico”, and Sport puts the pressure of the “decisive match” on Florentino.
Superdeporte leads with a bombshell: Lim is selling part of Valencia—a 42% stake to Pitchwise Holdings.
Betis takes centre stage on the front page of Estadio Deportivo over the potential signing of Dinamo Zagreb’s Beljo for 20 million, although they could only afford it if they sell Cucho Hernández or Troy Parrott.
On the international front, the Daily Express leads with Michael Carrick promising to be United’s “umbrella” after two wins in eleven games, while Saka’s injury and Kompany’s fainting episode feature down the sides.
L’Équipe, meanwhile, uses artificial intelligence to dress Doué as Goku under the headline “Superdoué”.
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