"This year, the winner of the World Footballer of the Year is, Ricardo Quaresma!"

The award ceremony was thunderous, and everyone applauded Quaresma, even if it was his opponent, but he could only pay tribute to Quaresma.

After all, in this natural year, Quaresma's performance is indisputable, and no player can pose a threat to him winning the award, even Ballack, who won the World Footballer of the Year Silver Award, can only be said to have an eye-catching performance when he is at Arsenal, but more of it is still for Quaresma.

Walking on the podium and receiving the World Footballer of the Year trophy from Blatter, Quaresma looked at the trophy carefully, he wanted to see what was the difference between this one in front of him and the one at home.

However, it is clear that apart from a few engravings, the trophy is not fundamentally different.

"I said last year that I'll be standing here this time next year, and now, I've done what I said!"

Quaresma had a confident smile on his face, and many people may have thought that Quaresma's speech at that time was nothing more than rhetoric, but Quaresma had absolute confidence.

'We've won a lot of honours in the last year, we're at the top of Europe again, we've won the Premier League with a lot of opposition and maybe I'm more concerned about team honours than individual honours!

"But I can get individual honors on top of team honors, so I'm naturally even happier!"

"With that, I'm going to have two World Footballer of the Year trophies at home, but I hope I'll have more opportunities to stand here in the future!"

"When I retire, I really hope that there will be no more trophies in my honor room, and that will be the real recognition of me!"

"Thank you to the coach, thank you to your teammates, thank you to all the fans, that's the last thing I want to say!"

"Also, do you want to see me here this time next year?"

"If yes, then you're boring!"

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Amid laughter and applause, Quaresma walked off the stage with the trophy in his arms, and the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him!

As for public opinion, of course, there will be a wave of hype, but what should have been hyped before has been almost hyped, and it is estimated that it will not be tossed for long, and it will not affect too much.

The next day, Quaresma returned to Madrid with the trophy in his arms.

With less than a week to go until Christmas, the city of Madrid is already in the festive mood as families prepare their Christmas trees and shops begin to pop up with Santa Claus of all kinds.

But for Quaresma, Christmas isn't really a must-have holiday.

On the one hand, he didn't think Christmas was a holiday in his bones, and on the other hand, in the Premier League in the previous two seasons, there was no winter break, and he didn't have time to go to the holiday.

However, in La Liga, it is different, even if the schedule is intensive, the players will be left with about two weeks of rest, on the one hand, for the holidays, and on the other hand, for the players to recover the physical energy consumed in the first half and ensure the excitement of the second half.

However, before Christmas, Real Madrid have three more things to go through.

The first thing is that Real Madrid should be out of the Copa del Rey against the lower division side Aligendi.

The second thing, the draw for the knockout round of 16 of the Champions League will also be held, which will determine whether Real Madrid can end the embarrassing nickname of the Champions League 16 Lang and how far Real Madrid can go in the Champions League.

The third thing, and most importantly, is that on Christmas Eve, Real Madrid will travel to Barcelona for the first leg of the season between the two La Liga giants and the real Christmas clash of the season.

If these three things do not turn out to be ideal, then I believe that no Real Madrid player will be able to spend Christmas with peace of mind.

But if all three things turn out perfectly, it's a different story.

Now, Quaresma likes a task-driven model that treats races and important events as missions, and while the system doesn't have a mission, that doesn't stop Quaresma from doing so, even if there are no rewards, it's better than no goals and no pursuits.

The first task, Real Madrid completed smoothly, this plot task did not even need Quaresma to go down in person, he just watched the CG animation on the side.

Real Madrid's second-tier team directly cut melons and vegetables to kill the opponent, the score is extremely exaggerated 7:0, even if the Copa del Rey is a two-legged battle between home and away, but no one will not think that the opponent still has a chance to turn around.

Quaresma didn't even go away, he watched the game directly at home through the live broadcast, and he was so drowsy!

He really regretted why he watched this game, at that time, was it good to do sports with Emma?

The second task does not require Quaresma to play in person, after all, the result of the draw is not something he can control in any way.

However, on the day of the draw, Quaresma was invited to Marcelo's house to watch the live broadcast of the draw together, and before and after the live broadcast of the draw, it was a party held by Marcelo, of course, a relatively formal party.

If it weren't for those coquettish young models, Quaresma would have believed in his evil.

Well, if it comes, it will be safe, anyway, the focus is on watching the lottery, not doing something with the young model.

"Ricardo, you're still unkind!" Robinho sat next to Quaresma with a girl in his arms and watched as Quaresma rejected a young model to talk to.

It's not that Quaresma doesn't steal, but the problem is that he can't accept tender models, today you hug, tomorrow he hugs, what is this?

"If you guys have fun!" Quaresma nodded indifferently, not caring about Robinho's teasing.

In England and Porto, Quaresma will likely play the role of party organiser and always be creative in bringing more joy to his team-mates.

And now, maybe there is really no way to arouse his interest in this monotonous party.

Soon, the live broadcast of the draw began, and the party was temporarily quiet, and everyone naturally knew where the focus was.

"Ricardo, who do you want to meet?" Marcelo asked with a grin as he sat down beside Quaresma with the girl in his arms.

Quaresma recalled the qualifying situation of several other groups and did not answer Marcelo immediately.

Real Madrid qualified for the top of Group C, then, in the round of 16, in addition to Olympiacos in the same group, the second place in the other seven groups may become Real Madrid's opponents.

Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League, Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, Lyon in the French Ligue 1, Roma in Serie A, Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League, and Celtic in the Soviet Super League, this is the second place in the remaining seven groups.

From the point of view of strength, only Liverpool and Arsenal can pose a threat to Real Madrid, although the other teams are also good, but after all, they are still weaker.

In the round of 16, Quaresma certainly wants to meet an opponent that Real Madrid can easily deal with, continue to save his strength, and wait until the knockout rounds to show his edge.

Sometimes, however, the truth is not subject to personal will, and this is not something that Quaresma can decide.

"As long as you don't touch Arsenal, you can touch anyone!" That's Quaresma's answer.

He doesn't want to touch Arsenal, in the past two seasons, he led Arsenal to win the Champions League twice, if he leaves Arsenal in his first season, he kicks Arsenal out of the Champions League, not to mention others, even his own emotions are a little unacceptable.

Instead of facing his old club that he can't bear to do, it is better to let Arsenal be eliminated by other teams, and then just avenge Arsenal himself, killing two birds with one stone.

Don't say that Arsenal can't be eliminated by other teams, you know, Arsenal's dominance has dropped extremely seriously now, if nothing else, isn't it the best proof that Sevilla was pressed in the Champions League group stage!

Sevilla was ravaged by Real Madrid in La Liga, but Arsenal had no temper, which shows how bad Arsenal's current situation is.

Anyway, if you don't touch Arsenal, you can touch anyone, even if it's Liverpool, Quaresma will pay attention, but it will definitely not be afraid.

As if he knew Quaresma's answer, Marcelo couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and said with a smile: "I guess you must be willing to touch Leon!" ”

Among the seven teams, in addition to the indelible bond between Arsenal and Quaresma, it seems that Lyon and Quaresma have some intersections.

Last season, the Lyon coach questioned Quaresma's impartiality in winning Mr. Double, which set off a wave of public opinion at the time.

But then, Quaresma beat Lyon all over the ground in the Champions League knockout round, and he was extremely embarrassed.

Marcelo clearly hasn't forgotten about it.

Quaresma couldn't help but chuckle, if he really touched Lyon, it was actually quite good, although the big-mouthed head coach was gone, but it was better to beat children on a cloudy day, and being idle was better than playing an opponent like Celtic or Fenerbahce who had no point of interest, right?

"I have to say, your party is really boring!" Quaresma pouted and changed the subject.

Marcelo nodded very self-knowingly, even if he was in La Liga, he had heard of Quaresma's big name for partying, in contrast, since Quaresma can be famous, he naturally has his uniqueness.

But here's the problem, Quaresma is now completely retired, which makes them all itch in their hearts, and they want to experience Quaresma's party too!

Just as the two were chatting, the lottery had already begun, and the two of them had no interest in talking any further, and they were both glued to the screen.

Liverpool drew Inter Milan and Arsenal drew AC Milan, and all at once, the two strongest teams in the group were drawn out of the group.

Quaresma was also relieved, he was really afraid that Arsenal and Real Madrid would draw together.

Even Liverpool have been siphoned off, so all that's left is a chicken, and Quaresma is running out of desire to even know who his opponent is.

couldn't help but get up, the draw continued, and finally, the draw guests drew the small ball belonging to Real Madrid, which means that Real Madrid's knockout opponent has been determined.

Roma from Serie A!

As a result, there was a burst of inexplicable emotional shouts at the party scene, and I don't know whether it was excitement or regret.

Quaresma's eyes narrowed slightly, for this opponent, Quaresma really had nothing to worry about.

After the phone gate, the overall strength of Serie A declined, Inter Milan dominated Serie A, Milan and Roma competed for second, Juventus was still recuperating after promotion, and the overall strength was completely unable to compete with La Liga.

At this time, Rome was simply delivering food to Real Madrid.

Even without Quaresma, Real Madrid probably wouldn't have lost to Roma, right?

No, Quaresma suddenly thought, it seems that Real Madrid in the previous life seemed to be 16 Lang this season, and he did not break into the next round at all, which means that Real Madrid lost to Roma?

It's really a little crying and laughing, Real Madrid in the previous life was so angry that it was speechless.

They're La Liga champions!

was knocked out by the team that can break into the Champions League in front of Serie A!

Say it and who believes!

But now that I'm here, Rome doesn't have a chance.

Not to mention Roma, if it were any opponent, Quaresma would not give them any chance.

The results of the draw were all announced, Milan vs. Arsenal, Barcelona vs. Celtic, Sevilla against Fenerbahce, Chelsea vs. Olympiacos, Schalke 04 vs. Porto, Inter Milan vs. Liverpool, Manchester United vs. Lyon, Real Madrid vs. Roma, that's all the draw results.

Some people are happy and some are worried, every time the lot is drawn, it is probably in this state.

The top teams are fearless and not afraid of who the opponent is;

The strength is a little worse than that of the strong will be calculated, and the probability of meeting who will pass the test is greater;

As for those who are destined to play soy sauce, they also expect to be able to meet slightly weaker opponents, and there is also a glimmer of life!

When the draw results caused a new round of public opinion storm, it seemed that there was nothing to do with Real Madrid, after all, Roma did not look like it would pose any threat to Real Madrid.

There are so many evenly matched strong conversations, so grab the attention of those games.

Arsenal face off against Milan, they have met in the knockout stages of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, Arsenal have eliminated Milan twice, and Arsenal, who lost Quaresma, have faced Milan for the third time, and this time Milan will not complete the big revenge.

Inter Milan, who have already formed a de facto domination of Serie A, are against Liverpool, and both teams are desperate to conquer the Champions League, which is destined to be another dragon and tiger battle.

The media are busy, predicting the results, sowing discord, looking for contradictions and festivals from the history of confrontations, always, this wave they have to earn some sales.

However, at this time, Quaresma did not put the Champions League in a very important position at all, after all, the knockout round will not start until February, and it does not make any sense to be high-profile now.

On the contrary, it was the game in front of them that made Real Madrid have to be 100% committed, and this is what they really have to pay attention to.

Playing Barcelona is more important than anything else!

Even if you can't win the league title, as long as you can win against Barcelona, then this season can't be considered a failed season!

Real Madrid and Barcelona are destined to fight to the end!

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