Marseille — Best pictures!

Lyon young forward Karim Benzema is the best rated player in the French Ligue 1 with 166.98 points over all, approximately 40 rating points more than his nearest rival Toulouse’s Andre-Pierre Gignac!

Stade de Rennes forward Jimmy Briand (pictured) has grabbed the top spot in the French championship rating. The striker scored no goals in the last game, but the 2:2 draw against Le Mans brought Briand 10 rating points: that was enough to allow him to

The crowd at the UEFA Cup 1/8 finals between Ajax and Marseille had to remain in the stadium a little longer than planned after the encounter ended with a 2:1 victory for the Dutch, forcing an overtime during which English right-back Tyrone Mears (pictured