Quaresma remembers his time at FC Barcelona and speaks clearly about Xavi

The clubs of elite, like the FC Barcelona, always look for to ensure the services of the best players of the world, but no all attain to reach the level expected in teams of such calibrate. The case of Ricardo Quaresma illustrates this. The Portuguese player arrived to the Barcelona in 2003 with big expectations, but after an irregular season, opted for testing luck in the Port wine because of his unsatisfactory performance. In an interview with the Portuguese newspaper Abola, the exatacante Barcelona shared his reflections on his experience in Barcelona and diverse subjects.

The one of Lisbon reviewed his go through the city condal, standing out the magnitude of the Catalan club: "In terms of renown, the Port wine is big, but the Barcelona is the club in which all player dreams with competing. It was a pride play in both, but, as I said, the Barcelona always went my dream. Lamentably, I could not triumph there, and this is something that weighs me. Personally, it was my dream. If it had attained in the Barcelona what attained in the Port wine, would be to the height of the big and would have won a Balloon of Gold".

The player, the one who withdrew in 2022, reviewed his successful career and expressed his gratitude for having dressed the T-shirt culé: "Now I am happy because I attained to do reality my dream and also played in the Port wine, a big club where was very happy and received me very well. Like player and like person, am happy and appreciated by the opportunity that offered me the Barcelona and the Port wine to dress both T-shirts".

Barcelona and Port wine, his two big loves

On the other hand, the 'luso' also shared his impressions on the differences of mentality between Barcelona and Port wine in comparison with other cities: "When you arrive to cities like Barcelona and Port wine, immediately notice that they are distinct to the other. Barcelona represents to Catalonia, with aspirations to be a country in place of only a city, and this reflects in the mentality of the people. Port wine, on the other hand, is only, entirely different to any another city in Portugal. The people lives and breathes by the club; they do not see further of the club. In Portugal, the Port wine distinguishes of other clubs".

During the short time that dressed the elastic culé, the Portuguese coincided with players like Xavi, of the cual ensured that, by his way to play, could intuir that would finish being trainer: "On Xavi, is this type of player with which, when training and play, darse that sooner or later will turn into trainer. They are players, but at the same time show to be trainers in the field. Speech with all his mates and always tries to help to the that is to his side. Therefore it notices that has the profile of trainer".

Finally, also it thought on the crucial clash of Champions between Barça and Port wine, expressing his wish that it finish in tie because of his narrow relation with both clubs: "For me, it would be ideal that was a tie, since so much the Barcelona like the Port wine would advance to the following phase. This result would not prevent that any of the two teams advance. It would be excellent", concluded the Portuguese.