Quaresma couldn't be happier with the result of this grouping.

In the group, although Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Turkey are not considered fish belly, they all have a certain strength gap with Portugal, and Portugal should have an easy time dealing with them.

In this way, Portugal can not fight so fiercely in the group stage and can qualify smoothly.

In the knockout stages, if Portugal win the group, they will face the runners-up in Group B.

The four teams in Group B are Austria, Croatia, Germany and Poland.

In terms of team strength, Germany is undoubtedly the strongest, followed by Croatia, and hosts Austria have home advantage, and all three teams have the possibility of qualifying.

Even if it is the strongest German team, Portugal will not be frightened, and if the second place is Croatia or Austria, Portugal will not have to worry.

The only thing to be careful about is whether Austria will use their home stadium to do something if they are second in the group.

If Portugal make it to the last four, they will still have to face opponents in Group AB, and they will have to wait until the final if they want to meet other strong teams.

In other words, Portugal does not have to worry about meeting Spain before the final, they only need to beat Spain in the final and defeat their opponents to lift the European Championship trophy.

What a good sign!

In the first half, there are only two strong teams, Portugal and Germany, while in the second half, there are many strong teams.

The Netherlands, Italy, France, and Romania were placed in one group, which was a group of death.

Whether it's the Netherlands, Italy, or France, they all have a chance to win the championship, so what could be more cruel than three contending teams in a group?

Add to that Spain in Group D, and the bottom half is fiercely competitive.

Even if Spain can successfully make it out of the bottom half, then at least two strong teams will have to play in the knockout round, and the consumption will definitely be more serious than Portugal.

Now, Quaresma has already seen the European Championship trophy as a must-have, so he can't relax at all.

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The results of the European Cup group draw are very loud in public opinion, and everyone is talking about it, especially Group C, the group of death, which is simply toxic.

The fans of the three teams are complaining, and the three giants are competing for two qualifications, which is nonsense enough.

Other groups may be able to qualify for the second-rate teams, but here the giants are all eliminated, what could be more tragic than this?

The ease of Germany and Portugal in the group stage is considered by them to be completely shady, and UEFA is also a good diss, and they are all real-name diss.

However, at this time, Quaresma did not pay attention to these public opinions, he returned to Madrid, and immediately joined in the preparations, he wanted to take Real Madrid to establish a full position in the league, in the second half of the season, compared with the Champions League, La Liga is not so important, before that, it is better to establish enough advantages.

Quaresma didn't make the starting line-up or even the squad for the game after his return, but that didn't surprise everyone.

The reason is simple, this game is not an official match at all.

The Bernabeu Cup, originally scheduled for the end of August, has been postponed for some reason, with Real Madrid taking on Partizan Belgrade at the Bernabeu.

Such an opponent who does not have much strength, coupled with the nature of the game, how could Schuster put Guardesma on the field, and even the vast majority of the main players did not get the start, even if the opponent felt that he was being despised , he did not mind.

After all, it doesn't matter what other people think, what matters is that you can win the championship.

And after this inconsequential match, the general election of Real Madrid club also kicked off.

Needless to say, after the votes were counted, Florentino re-entered Real Madrid and became the new president of the century-old giant, taking the helm of the Galaxy for the second time.

The election was held for Florentino, there was no possibility of defeat, and there was no way for several rivals to threaten Florentino.

Quaresma was also relieved, although he knew that the chances of Florentino losing the election were extremely slim, but if something did happen, it would be bad.

The reason why he joined Real Madrid is because of the commitment Florentino made to himself, as well as the reasonable plan for Real Madrid's future.

Now, Florentino is no longer tied up, but can stand up to the stage and exercise his prerogatives as president.

"Ricardo, our time has come!" This is what Florentino said to Quaresma after his successful election as president, which is both a promise and a best expectation.

Quaresma is happy that Real Madrid are now on the right track, and although there is no better reinforcement in other positions this season due to spending 160 million euros to bring him in, it will not delay Real Madrid from playing a very dominant performance next season.

And next season, Real Madrid will have more investment, Real Madrid's strength will be further improved, Quaresma believes that it is difficult for anyone to stop Real Madrid's progress.

Even if Barcelona's tiki-taka style of play matures, so what?

Even if Messi reaches the pinnacle of his career, so what?

Quaresma will let them know that football is still his turf!

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In December, Real Madrid only had five games in total, and the schedule was extremely relaxed, and in these five games, that is, three La Liga games were more important, and the Copa del Rey and the Champions League were not much to see.

On December 9, Real Madrid challenged Athletic Bilbao away, Quaresma started the game, although he encountered a strong sniper from the opponent away, but in the end he still relied on Quaresma's goal in the second half to kill the opponent, and won all three points away.

On December 12, Real Madrid hosted Lazio in the final round of the Champions League group stage.

Because Real Madrid has locked the first place in the group in advance, Schuster simply sent a second-tier squad in this game, and several substitutes who are not usually able to play the ball plus some young players formed Real Madrid's starting lineup, which completely coped with this game.

Lazio is going crazy with laughter!

Bremen have already confirmed that they have lost their chance to qualify, leaving only Lazio and Olympiacos to fight for another knockout spot.

Now, Lazio is still behind Olympiacos in points, if they can win this game against Real Madrid, who play in the second tier, and Olympiacos has no way to win against Bremen, then wouldn't Lazio pick up a knockout qualification?

So, the Italians simply think of Real Madrid as a goodwill ambassador!

But Olympiacos was in mourning, and they were not sure of beating Bremen, so they could only desperately put pressure on Real Madrid through public opinion before the game, hoping that Real Madrid could follow the spirit of sportsmanship and go all out in the game.

But the question is, how much does Real Madrid care?

In this era of supremacy of interests, it makes no sense to simply pay attention to the spirit of competition!

Maybe your demands can be met without affecting anything, but now that my players are resting, do we have to make our players tired and tired for the sake of your qualification?

There is no such reason!

In any case, the road is walked on your own, and hoping for others to help you can only show that you are not strong enough!

For Olympiacos's public opinion pressure, Real Madrid doesn't even bird them, you can jump if you want, anyway, I still do my own thing.

Quaresma was on the bench, a position that was much more enjoyable to watch than at home, and even though he might not have the opportunity to play, Quaresma was willing.

Well, it turns out that a slightly inferior strength combined with the bonus of home field advantage can compete with a better opponent.

Real Madrid, who were in the second tier, played a good game at the Bernabeu, and although they did not win the opponent, they did not let the Italian team take all three points, at least saving face at the Bernabeu.

In another game, Olympiacos was also forced to draw by Bremen, thinking that he was dead, but he never expected that Lazio was tripped by Real Madrid, and Olympiacos actually qualified for the knockout round at the last moment.

This is simply the most dramatic result.

The Champions League group stage is over, and when the Champions League knockout stage kicks off, it will be February next year, so now Real Madrid will fully focus on La Liga.

On December 17, Real Madrid hosted Osasuna, Real Madrid, who had enough rest, easily abused the opponent, Quaresma passed and shot, Raul scored twice, Sneijder and Robinho also scored, more flowers, so that the opponent could not be guarded.

After the match, Quaresma left the team and flew straight to Switzerland to attend this year's FIFA awards ceremony.

If nothing else, he will definitely take home the World Footballer of the Year trophy, just like last year.

Unless there is a shady scene, no one can snatch the trophy that belongs to Quaresma.

However, it was not until the awards ceremony that Quaresma realized that, unlike the European Ballon d'Or, this time the top three were not all former Arsenal players.

Cesc Fabregas finished third in the European Ballon d'Or, but in the World Footballer of the Year award, he only finished fifth, overtaken by Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, Ballack still won the second place in the World Footballer of the Year, which is enough to prove that he was excellent last season.

It's just that it's very speechless.

It is a tragedy that he has won so many runners-up in his whole career, and his career has begun to decline, but he has won the European Ballon d'Or and the second place of the World Footballer of the Year in a row!

The name of the second oldest in 10,000 years can't be picked off.

But seeing his old friend at the scene, Quaresma was still very happy, although Ballack was not very talkative, but the two still chatted happily, no matter what, to be able to get such a high honor in his career tacitly, for Ballack, it is already worth gratifying.

"Arsenal's state is a bit incomprehensible to me, obviously our strength is not bad, and the midfield can dominate in most games, but there are some games, we just can't win, we just feel a little bit less interesting!"

After the joke, Barak's expression became a little more serious, and he said to Quares, a little irritably.

After Quaresma's departure from Arsenal, Arsenal's performance was indeed unsatisfactory, even though their squad was still among the best in the Premier League, but they were still overpowered by Manchester United and were no longer as strong as before.

Barak wasn't complaining, but the feeling of trying hard, but still not being able to reach it, was really powerless.

Quaresma patted Ballack on the shoulder, and he understood the feeling, as if he had a similar feeling when he was in Porto, against the big teams in the Champions League.

But the difference is that Porto at that time really didn't have the ability to compete with the giants, but Arsenal had this capital.

In fact, everyone knows that the reason why Arsenal has become what it is now is because of the loss of Quaresma, the sharpest dagger, and this is the most fundamental reason.

From a sporting point of view, the loss of Quaresma is undoubtedly the biggest loss, and Arsenal may have lost their dominance from then on.

But from an operational point of view, Arsenal paid off their loans early, and the pressure suddenly lightened, which undoubtedly cleared the way for future development.

Swings and roundabouts!

Probably, that's what it means!

"I'm sure you'll be able to make a difference in the Champions League, and I'm really looking forward to meeting you in the Champions League!" Quaresma smiled at Barak.

"You look forward to it, I don't expect it, you and I both know very well that the current Arsenal can't beat Real Madrid at all, and I don't want to lose to my old friends!" Barak said a little sullenly.

"Then you can't let me release the water, can you?" Quaresma shrugged and looked playful.

Barak simply turned his face away and stopped talking to Quaresma, who, as before, was still so skinny.

Of course, Quaresma didn't dare to provoke Barak anymore, otherwise, he was really afraid that Barak would take off his shoes and die with him.

The awards ceremony began quickly, after all, the World Footballer of the Year was the main event, so it was scheduled at the end, and Quaresma had enough leisure to watch the show and other awards.

Watching Sergio Aguero and Tonique Ross take the stage to receive the Under-21 and Under-17 World Junior Player of the Year awards, Quaresma couldn't help but sigh.

There are always people getting old, there are always new people coming, and football has always been a leader.

It may not be long before a large number of outstanding players emerge and become the mainstay of world football, and they will also change this football world.

Of course, what remained unchanged in the previous life was Mero's hegemony, and in this life, I am afraid that what remains unchanged is that Quaresma dominates the football world.

Quaresma doesn't know how long he'll be able to dominate football, he doesn't even know if the system will always work, all he has to do is train hard, try to improve himself and make sure he improves every day!

So, come and chase me!

Otherwise, how boring!

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