"I don't know who is going to be World Footballer of the Year tonight," Ricardo admitted. Ronaldo and Kaka have been fantastic this past year. If I can't win the award, I don't have anything, I've done my best. ”

Asked who he least wanted to meet in the next Champions League knockout draw, Ricardo replied: "We are confident of colliding with any team because we are Real Madrid and we have Ronie. But if I had to say it, the last thing I want to do is meet Inter. I'm still in love with the blue and black and if I have to meet Inter, I hope it's in the final. ”

Interestingly, Ronaldo's answer to this question was "Real Madrid and Barcelona." ”

Kaka's answer was: "AC Milan." They were last year's champions and this year they are still strong contenders for the title. ”

That evening, at the Zurich Opera, the scene of the award ceremony.

When Licardo received the gold cup, the audience burst into warm applause. Ricardo stood there, in a trance, all too similar to last year.

In the future, I will try to return here every year.

This time, he said very simply, only slightly modified the Golden Globe acceptance speech, and used it.

When he won the award for the first time last year, he was really excited, and the whole person was like being in the clouds.

And this time, everything fell into place, and he felt very calm. It's not that I'm not happy, I just take it for granted.

If you don't choose yourself, who else can you choose?

There were no surprises.

And when Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo raised silver and bronze cups respectively beside him to take a photo with him, a classic photo was frozen.

"Top 3 best-looking world footballer of all time", many media used this headline after the fact.

"Their skills may be surpassed, but the appearance of these three people, it is estimated that no one will be able to surpass the top three of the World Footballer in a hundred years."

Kaka's face was full of smiles, but Ricardo could also see a hint of loneliness in his eyes. Of course, he also wanted to win this award.

Although the two are good friends, Kaka also has pursuits and ideals, and is unwilling to always be subservient.

Then competition, brother, healthy competition.

And next year's World Footballer of the Year and Ballon d'Or, with Ronaldo's form this season, is likely to be one of the strong contenders.

The current football world is too lively!

Compared with the Mero hegemony in another time and space, football really has to be better if a hundred flowers bloom!

Back in Madrid, Ricardo did not rest in the joy of winning the award and soon threw himself into training.

Their opponents in the next round of the league are Barcelona.

Barcelona's record this season is not very good, and the conflict between Ronaldinho and Rijkaard is already well known, which seriously affects the team's combat effectiveness.

And Ronaldinho's state is also declining sharply, he is addicted to nightclubs, he has gained a few pounds, and most of his spirituality seems to have dissipated when he plays, and his explosiveness has also been greatly affected, and his threat is at least discounted compared to his peak.

To add insult to injury, Messi was injured and wanted to miss the game.

Although the match was played at the Camp Nou, the neutral media did not look very favorably on Barcelona.

In the 16 league games so far, Barcelona have 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and are third in the league with 34 points.

Real Madrid has 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, leading the standings with 39 points.

If Barcelona can win at home in this game, they can still regain a little bit of a gap. But if they draw or lose, the second half of the league will be even more difficult for them.

This round of the league is also the last round before the winter break, and regardless of the outcome, Real Madrid have already confirmed the halfway through the league.

In this regard, Pellegrini said in his pre-race press conference: "What a half-way championship, it doesn't mean anything. Our goal is to be the champion and we won't stop until we achieve that. It's tough to play at Camp Nou, but we're not afraid. Real Madrid now has the confidence to fight against any strong team in the world. ”

'At Camp Nou, we have to compete with our opponents for attacking quality. I believe Real Madrid's firepower is something Barcelona can't resist. ”

However, at 19 o'clock on the evening of December 23, after the game officially started, people found that Real Madrid played a defensive counterattack......

The two wingers, Licardo and Raul on the right wing, were particularly deep in the game, with the two full-backs, Heinze and Ramos, barely reaching half-time, and midfielders Diarra and Baptista rarely pressing.

Barcelona's squad today is still luxurious. They lined up in a 433 formation, with goalkeeper Valdés, Puyol at right-back, and Abidal at left-back, arguably one of the best left-backs in the world right now. Milito and Marcos partnered in central defence. Yaya Toure at the back, Deco and Xavi in midfielders, Andres Iniesta and Ronaldinho split up on the left and right, and Samuel Eto'o burst forward.

The star flavor of this lineup is not worse than Real Madrid.

In the real battle on the field, Barcelona gradually had a slight but real advantage with the help of home advantage.

As in every national derby, the two sides fought very fiercely in this game, and there was a posture of white knives going in and red knives coming out if there was a discord, and everyone was fighting for every inch of land, not giving the opponent the opportunity to organize fluently and advance layer by layer, so that it was difficult for both sides to find a great opportunity.

Comparatively speaking, this style of play is more damaging to Barcelona as they prefer a complex and fluid combination of advances, but so far their pass completion rate is less than 80%. However, thanks to the home advantage, they were able to maintain their advantage.

The first time to threaten was the home side, and in the 14th minute, there was a succession of wall links between Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho, with the Cameroonian striker delivering the final blow from the left side of the box, but his shot was deflected off the line by Casillas.

Real Madrid then missed a chance to take the lead when Ricardo's free-kick flew into the box and Valdés made a fatal mistake to get the ball, and he saved wide. Ramos' header at the back post headed the ball into the empty net, but his movements were deformed due to interference, and the ball deflected off the goal and missed the opportunity.

In the ensuing period, Ricardo, Kaka, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o all put in good performances, but their shots were ultimately unsuccessful and were either blocked by defenders or confiscated by the goalkeeper.

The fans in the stands forgot to breathe from time to time, and the game was too tight and intense, and every second was so dry that people couldn't even blink their eyes.

Although it is not very exciting, such a bloody game is enough to attract fans.